temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
Terrain
mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins
Roman Catholic 55.2%, Muslim 8.3%, Orthodox 4.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.8%, Jewish 0.1%, other 5.4%, none 22.4% (2021 est.)
Government
Government type
federal parliamentary republic
Independence
no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic…
National holiday
National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)
Legal system
civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legislative acts
Austria's shares border with is recorded as Italy[27].
Body
Identity
Part of include Central Europe[28], a region[29] and European Economic Area[30], a regional organization[31], founded in 1994[32].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Austria include Austrians[33], a human population[34]; D-A-CH[35], a language area[36], in Germany[37]; 136 Austria[38], an asteroid[39]; Austrium[40], a misidentified chemical element[41]; and Pleurospermum austriacum[42], a taxon[43].
Why It Matters
Austria draws 27,767 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #62 of 197).[2] Austria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Austria is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Works attributed to Austria include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia[46], a document[47], written by Albania[48]. Entities named for Austria include Austrians[33], a human population[34]; D-A-CH[35], a language area[36], in Germany[37]; 136 Austria[38], an asteroid[39]; Austrium[40], a misidentified chemical element[41]; and Pleurospermum austriacum[42], a taxon[43].
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