Outline of Austria explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:

Austria - landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe.^[1] It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.^[2]

General reference

Pronunciation: or
Common English country name: Austria
Official English country name: The Republic of Austria
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Austrian Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Austria
ISO country codes: AT, AUT, 040
ISO region codes: See
Internet country code top-level domain: .at

Geography of Austria

Austria is a:
- Country
  - Developed country
  - Landlocked country
- Sovereign state
  - Member State of the European Union
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Central Europe
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Austria
  - High: Großglockner 37980NaN0
  - Low: Lake Neusiedl 1150NaN0

Land boundaries: 2,562 km

784 km

430 km

366 km

362 km

330 km

164 km

91 km

35 km

Coastline: none
Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 97th most populous country
Area of Austria: 83,872 km² (32,383 mi²) - 115th largest country
Atlas of Austria

Environment of Austria

Climate of Austria
Environmental issues in Austria
Renewable energy in Austria
Geology of Austria
Protected areas of Austria
- Biosphere reserves in Austria
- National parks of Austria
Wildlife of Austria
- Fauna of Austria
  - Birds of Austria
  - Mammals of Austria

Natural geographic features of Austria

Glaciers of Austria
Lakes of Austria
Mountains of Austria
- Volcanoes in Austria
Rivers of Austria
- Waterfalls of Austria
Valleys of Austria
List of World Heritage Sites in Austria

Neighbors of Austria

Austria is bordered by:

Regions of Austria

Administrative divisions of Austria

States of Austria
- Districts of Austria
  - Municipalities of Austria
- Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)

States of Austria

Districts of Austria

The districts of Austria, listed by state:

= Districts of Burgenland

Districts of Burgenland

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
	EU		Burgenland
	GS		Burgenland
	JE		Burgenland
	MA		Burgenland
	ND		Burgenland
	OP		Burgenland
	OW		Burgenland

= Districts of Carinthia

Districts of Carinthia

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
	FE		Carinthia
	HE		Carinthia
	KL		Carinthia
	SV		Carinthia
	SP		Carinthia
	VL		Carinthia
	VK		Carinthia
	WO		Carinthia

= Districts of Lower Austria

Districts of Lower Austria

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
	AM		Lower Austria
	BN		Lower Austria
	BL		Lower Austria
	GF		Lower Austria
	GD		Lower Austria
	HL		Lower Austria
	HO		Lower Austria
	KO		Lower Austria
	KR		Lower Austria
	LF		Lower Austria
	ME		Lower Austria
	MI		Lower Austria
	MD		Lower Austria
	NK		Lower Austria
	PL		Lower Austria
	SB		Lower Austria
	TU		Lower Austria
	WT		Lower Austria
	WY		Lower Austria
	WB		Lower Austria
			Lower Austria
	ZT		Lower Austria

= Districts of Upper Austria

Districts of Upper Austria

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
	BR		Upper Austria
	EF		Upper Austria
	FR		Upper Austria
	GM		Upper Austria
	GR		Upper Austria
	KI		Upper Austria
	LL		Upper Austria
	PE		Upper Austria
	RI		Upper Austria
	RO		Upper Austria
	SD		Upper Austria
	SE		Upper Austria
	UU		Upper Austria
	VB		Upper Austria
	WL		Upper Austria

= Districts of Salzburg

Districts of Salzburg

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
	HA		Salzburg
	SL		Salzburg
	TA		Salzburg
	JO		Salzburg
	ZE		Salzburg

= Districts of Styria

Districts of Styria

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
	BM (MZ)^[3]		Styria
	DL		Styria
	GU		Styria
	HF (FF, HB)^[4]		Styria
	LB		Styria
	LN; LE for the city of Leoben		Styria
	LI, GB (BA)^[5]		Styria
	MU		Styria
	MT (JU, KF)^[6]		Styria
	SO (FB, RA)^[7]		Styria
	VO		Styria
	WZ		Styria

= Districts of Tyrol

Districts of Tyrol

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
	IM		Tyrol
	IL		Tyrol
	KB		Tyrol
	KU		Tyrol
	LA		Tyrol
	LZ		Tyrol
	RE		Tyrol
	SZ		Tyrol

= Districts of Vorarlberg

Districts of Vorarlberg

Political district	Vehicle registration code	Administrative center	State
	BZ		Vorarlberg
	B		Vorarlberg
	DO		Vorarlberg
	FK		Vorarlberg

Government and politics of Austria

Politics of Austria

Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic republic
Capital of Austria: Vienna
Elections in Austria
Political parties in Austria
Taxation in Austria

Branches of the government of Austria

Government of Austria

Executive branch of the government of Austria

Austrian Federal Government

Head of state: President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen.
Head of government: Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz.
- Vice-Chancellor of Austria
Cabinet of Austria

Legislative branch of the government of Austria

Parliament of Austria (bicameral)
- Upper house: National Council of Austria (Nationalrat)
- Lower house: Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat)

Judicial branch of the government of Austria

Courts in Austria

Constitutional Court of Austria
Administrative Court of Austria
Criminal court system of Austria
Civil court system of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria

International organization membership

International organization membership of AustriaThe Republic of Austria is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
Central European Initiative (CEI)
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
Council of Europe (CE)
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Union (EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 9 (G9)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Paris Club
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Schengen Convention
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU) (observer)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Austria

Law of Austria

Military of Austria

Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
  - Ministry of Defence of Austria
Forces
- Army of Austria
- Navy of Austria: None
- Air Force of Austria
- Special forces of Austria
Military history of Austria
Military ranks of Austria

Local government in Austria

Government of Burgenland
Government of Carinthia
Government of Lower Austria
Government of Upper Austria
Government of Salzburg
Government of Styria
Government of Tyrol
Government of Vorarlberg
Government of Vienna

History of Austria

By state

History of Burgenland
History of Carinthia
History of Lower Austria
History of Upper Austria
History of Salzburg
History of Styria
History of Tyrol
History of Vorarlberg
History of Vienna

Culture of Austria

Architecture of Austria
- Austrian architects
Austrophile
Cuisine of Austria
- Austrian wine
- Beer in Austria
Festivals in Austria
Folk dance
Languages of Austria
- Minority languages of Austria
Media in Austria
National symbols of Austria
People of Austria
- List of Austrians
Prostitution in Austria
Public holidays in Austria
Records of Austria
Religion in Austria
- Buddhism in Austria
- Christianity in Austria
- Hinduism in Austria
- Islam in Austria
- Judaism in Austria
- Sikhism in Austria
World Heritage Sites in Austria

Art in Austria

Art in Austria
- - Austrian painters Cinema of Austria
Literature of Austria
Music of Austria
Theatre in Austria

Sports in Austria

Sport in Austria

Basketball in Austria
- Austria national basketball team
Football in Austria
- Austria national football team
Austria at the Olympics
Motorsport in Austria
Winter sports in Austria

Economy and infrastructure of Austria

Economy of Austria

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 26th (twenty-sixth)
Agriculture in Austria
Banking in Austria
- Oesterreichische Nationalbank
- Wiener Börse
Communications in Austria
- Internet in Austria
Companies of Austria
Currency of Austria: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Former currency: Austrian schilling
- ISO 4217

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Energy in Austria
- Energy policy of Austria
- Wind power in Austria
Health care in Austria
Mining in Austria
Tourism in Austria
- Visa policy of the Schengen Area
Transport in Austria

Education in Austria

External links

aeiou Encyclopedia homepage
Austria.info Official homepage of the Austrian National Tourist Office
History of Austria: Primary Documents
Federal Chancellery of Austria
Austrian Law Information on Austrian Law
Austria. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Library of Congress Portals on the World - Austria
US Department of State Facts and Information (updated February 2005)
World Intellectual Property Handbook: Austria
Austria News News from Austria in English language

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Notes and References

Web site: July 14, 2009. Austria. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
CIA map 1
In the former district of Mürzzuschlag registration plates showing the MZ- were issued.
In the former separated districts registration plates showing the FF- resp. HB- were issued.
Vehicle registration plates issued in the district of Liezen usually show the LI-code. However, in the former area around Bad Aussee and the area Gröbming which are nevertheless part of Liezen district registration plates showing the BA- was issued respectively GB-code is issued.
In the former districts of Judenburg and Knittelfeld registration plates showing the JU- resp. KF- were issued.
In the former districts of Feldbach and Radkersburg registration plates showing the FB- resp. RA-were issued.