Austria

Location - Europe

Federal States of Austria

General Information

• Capital Vienna• Official language German• Area ~ 83.900 km2

• Population 8.405.500 • GDP per capita $ 48,350• HDI 25th place (0.851 –

very high)

• Currency Euro• Religion 66 % Catholics

Politics

• Government Federal Parliamentary Republic

• Head of the State PresidentHeinz Fischer

• Head of Government ChancellorWerner Faymann

• European Union Membership since 1995

Traditional Food

• Frittaten- & Grießnockerlsuppe

• Schweinsbraten mit Semmelknödel

• Eiernockerln

• Wiener Schnitzel

Traditonal Food

• Sachertorte

• Kaiserschmarrn

• Apfel- & Topfenstrudel

• Marillenknödel

Austrian Companies

• Swarovski • Meinl• Manner• Red Bull• Darbo

Austrian Culture

• Salzburg Festival

• Vienna Opera Ball

• New Year‘s Concert

• Spanish Riding School

• National costume ‚Dirndl‘

Sights

• Stephansdom (Vienna)

• Schönbrunn (Vienna)

Sights

• Hofburg (Vienna)

• Golden Roof(Innsbruck)

Famous Shopping Streets

• Kärntner Straße• Mariahilfer Straße• Am Graben• Kohlmarkt• Getreidegasse

(Salzburg)

Cityscape

Danube Island – Vienna

Landscapes

Lake Hallstatt – Upper Austria

Landscapes

Woerthersee – Carinthia

Landscapes

The Alps in summer – Vorarlberg

Landscapes

The Alps in winter – Tyrol

We look forward to welcoming you in Austria