Visit Austria

Austria, the small and beautiful country located in the heart of Europe combines its rich cultural heritage with a drive for innovation with unparalleled ease and elegance.

Austria is a federal republic state with a parliamentary democracy.

With an area of 83.858 sq km Austria consists of 9 independent federal states (Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna) with their own provincial governments. The federal legislation is exercised by the national council (Nationalrat) together with the Upper House of Parliament (Bundesrat) – the two chambers of Parliament.
Austria is a member of the European Union, the United Nations as well as most UN organizations.

Of the approximately 8 million inhabitants of Austria, 98% speak German. The six ethnic groups officially recognized in Austria (Burgenlandic Croatians, Roma, Slovaks, Slovenians, Czechs and Hungarians) are concentrated in the east and south of the country.

For more about Austria, holiday tips, accomodation, weather, travel and programme information, please visit the multilingual webiste of the Austrian National Tourist Office at www.austria.info.