Profile in Austria
Country Name   Republic of Austria
Government   Federal Republic
Country Area   83,870 sq km 
Region   Europe
Location   Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Population   8,205,533 (July 2008 est.)
Religion   Roman Catholic 
Capital   Vienna
Major Provinces   Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck
Official Language   German

Viewow’s Traveler Notes in Austria
International Dialling Code   +43
Internet Country Code   .at
Time zone   GMT +1
Monetary Unit   Euro

Weights and Measures   The metric system is in use
Electric Power   230 V / 50 Hz


Electric Plugs   F

"Schuko" plug and receptacle with side grounding contacts
Tax Rates   20% (USt.:Umsatzsteuer)
Tip Etiquette   It is common, although legally not compulsory.

Often considered as socially obligatory. Leaving  5% to 10% of the total price is fine

Emergency Call in Austria
Medical ----- 112  
Police ----- 112   
Fire ----- 112

Alpine Emergency ----- 140  
Other Alternative   for police 133, for medical emergencies 144,  for fire 122,

View of Geography in Austria
Coordinates   47 20 N, 13 20 E

Total Area   83,870 sq km
Land Area   82,444 sq km
Water Area   1,426 sq km
Land Boundaries   2,562 km  
Border Countries   Czech Rep. 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km
Costline Lenghts   0 km
Highets Point   Grossglockner 3,798 m
Lowest Point   Neusiedler See 115 m
Terrain    West and south is mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping
Climate   temperate;
continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in
lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers

View of People in Austria
National Name   Republik Oesterreich 
Nationality   Austrian
Ethnicity   Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001)
Languages   German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other 5.3% (2001 census)
Religious   Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Independance day   26 October (1955)

View of Demographics in Austria
Population Density   99.5% per sq km (July 2008 est.)
Population Growth   0.064% (2008 est.)
Urban Population Rate    deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate   4.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Total Fertility Rates   1.38 children born/woman (2008 est.)
Life Expectancy   79.36 years
Birth Rate   8.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death Rate   9.91 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex Ratio   0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Divorces   20,336 (annual divorces) 0,25% (2006)
Literacy Rate   98%
Suffrage   18 years of age

View of Economy in Austria
Gdp (ppp)   $317.8 billion (2007 est.)
Budget   revenues: $179.3 billion, expenditures: $181.8 billion (2007 est.)
Exports   $164.9 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports   $162.7 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Invensment   21.1% (percent of GDP) (2007 est.)
Unemployment Rate   4.4% (2007 est.)
Labor Force   3.566 million (2007 est.)
Inflation Rate   2.2% (2007 est.)
Growth Rate   3.4% (2007 est.)
Arable Land   16.59% (2005)
Industries   construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and wood processing, paper and paperboard, communications equipment, tourism
Agriculture   grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy products, cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber
Natural Resources   tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower, oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite

View of Some Facts in Austria
Main Lines Phones   3.564 million (2006) 
Mobile Phones   9.255 million (2006)
Internet Hosts   2.427 million (2007)
Internet users   4.2 million (2006)
Airports  55 (2007)
Gsm   GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100
Gsm Operator   A1, T-Mobile, One, 3
Railways   6,383 km (2006)
Highways   133,910 km (2003)
Waterways   358 km (2007)
Merchant Marine   4 ships (1000 GRT or over) (2008)   
Ports and Terminals   Enns, Krems, Linz, Vienna

Business Week in Austria
--- Offices

Monday - Friday   8a.m. to 5p.m.

Monday - Friday  8a.m. to 6p.m 

store of big companies are open at lunch hour, small campanies outside Vienna close for an hour or two around noon

Monday -Wednesday and Friday    8a.m. to 12:30p.m. , 1:30p.m. to 3p.m.
Thursday   8a.m. to 12:30p.m. , 1:30p.m. to 5:30p.m.

--- Government

Monday - Friday   9a.m. to 3p.m.

Official Holidays of Austria

New Year's Day   January 1

Epiphany   January 6

Labor Day   May 1

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary   August 15

National Day    October 26

All Saints Day    November 1

Immaculate Conception   December 8

Christmas Day   December 25

Boxing Day   December 26

Good Friday

Easter

Easter Monday

Ascension

Whit Monday

Corpus Christi