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Austria is located in the central part of Europe, sharing its western border with Liechtenstein and Switzerland, its northern border with Germany and the Czech Republic, its eastern border with Slovakia and Hungary, and its southern border with Slovenia and Italy. The capital city is Vienna.
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  • Population: 8,199,783 (July 2007 est.)
  • Land Area: 82,738 sq km
  • Capital City: Vienna
  • Languages: German
  • Religions: 78% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant, 17% Muslim and other
  • Government: federal republic
  • Date of independence: 1/1/1156
  • GDP: $283.8 billion (2006 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Austria country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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