Austria
Austria is a country in Central Europe. Its capital is Vienna. About 9 million people live there (2022). It covers 83,879 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Vienna
- People (2022)
- 9 million
- Area
- 83,879 km²
Austria at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Austria
- In its own language
- Republik Österreich, Österreich
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Vienna
- Population
- 8,979,894 (2022)
- Area
- 83,879 km² (32,386 mi²)
- People are called
- Austrian
- Official languages
- German, Austrian Sign Language
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$512 billion (2023)
- Life expectancy
- 81 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.916 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 30.2 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 5% (2014)
- Government
- federal parliamentary republic, semi-presidential system, republic
- Head of state
- Alexander Van der Bellen (since 2017)
- Head of government
- Christian Stocker (since 2025)
- Country codes
- AT, AUT
- Calling code
- +43
- Internet domain
- .at
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00
- Coordinates
- 48°, 14°
Austria and its neighbours
Austria borders Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Germany. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Austria
- Neighbours
Divisions of Austria
- Burgenland
- Carinthia
- Lower Austria
- Upper Austria
- Salzburg
- Styria
- Tyrol
- Vorarlberg
- Vienna
Member of
- United Nations
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- European Union
- Council of Europe
- World Trade Organization
- European Southern Observatory
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank
- Australia Group
and 22 more organisations.
How far are you from Austria?
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Questions
What is the capital of Austria?
The capital of Austria is Vienna.
What is the population of Austria?
Austria has about 8,979,894 people, as recorded in 2022.
How big is Austria?
Austria covers 83,879 square kilometres (32,386 square miles).
What language is spoken in Austria?
The official languages of Austria are German and Austrian Sign Language.
Which countries border Austria?
Austria shares a border with Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Germany.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.