Austria Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
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Location
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Flag
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Quick Facts
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Capital
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Vienna
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Government
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federal republic
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Currency
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Euro (EUR)
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Area
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83,858 sq km
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Population
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8,404,252 (Jan 2011)
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Language
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German (official), Austro-Bavarian Dialect ((of German(native, except in Vorarlberg)), Alemannic (native in Vorarlberg), regional Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Hungarian
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Religion
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Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, Agnostics and Atheists 12%, Muslim and other 5%
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Electricity
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230V/50Hz (European plug)
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Calling Code
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+43
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Internet TLD
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.at
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Time Zone
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UTC +1
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Austria (German: �sterreich, literally "the Eastern Realm" or "Eastern Empire") is a land-locked alpine German speaking country in Central Europe bordering Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west, Germany and Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east and Slovenia and Italy to the south. Austria, along with neighboring Switzerland, is the winter sports capital of Europe. However, it is just as popular for summer tourists who visit its historic cities and villages and hike in the magnificent scenery of the Alps.
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