Austria
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| Republik Österreich | |||||
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| National anthem: | "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" | ||||
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| Official languages: | German | ||||
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| Capital city: | Vienna | ||||
| Largest city: | Vienna | ||||
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| Established: | July 27, 1955 | ||||
| Leaders: | President: Heinz Fischer | ||||
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Euro | ||||
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| Time zone: | +1 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | +43 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .at | ||||
Austria (german: Österreich) is a country in Central Europe. Around Austria there are Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is officially called "Republic of Austria". Austria is a member-state of the EU from 1995. The capital of Austria is Vienna (Wien). There are nine federal states: Vorarlberg, the Tyrol, Salzburg, Carinthia, Styria, Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Vienna and Burgenland. In German, Austria is called Österreich. Austria was the birth place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Strauß, many other famous people like Sigmund Freud and Ludwig van Beethoven lived in Austria.
Famous people from Austria :
Herrmann Maier
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Falco
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