Vienna City Guide

Facts About Austria + Official Country Name: The Republic of Austria ( Osterreich ) + Capital City: Vienna ( Wien )

+ Official Language: German; nearly identical with the German spoken in Germany, apart from some differences in vocabulary and dialect. English is the first foreign language in Austria and is generally taught from the first grade of elementary school; however, please be aware many Austrians, particularly elderly citizens, do not speak a foreign language + Official Religion: The majority of Austrians practice Catholicism (approx. two- thirds), whilst a small percentage practice Protestantism + Currency: Euro, € + International Calling Code: (+43); the internet top level domain is “.at” + Time Zone: CET (Central European Time), which is UTC +1 hour; in spring, clocks are advanced one hour to DST (Daylight Saving Time) Geographic Overview The Republic of Austria is surrounded by eight countries, namely the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. The country covers an area of 83,870 square kilometers, measuring 575 kilometers from west to east and 294 kilometers from north to south. Its population is about 8.48 million, of which approximately 11% do not hold Austrian citizenship. Austria consists of nine autonomous federal states with their own capitals: State Capital Vienna Vienna Vorarlberg Bregenz Tyrol Innsbruck Styria Graz Salzburg Salzburg Upper Austria Linz Lower Austria St. Pölten Carinthia Klagenfurt Burgenland Eisenstadt Climate Austria is a mountainous country with more than half of its area being dominated by the Alps and thus an alpine climate is prevalent in these parts. Austria’s greater part lies in a typical temperate climate zone with four distinct seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter), the winters being rather cold and the summer relatively warm. Winter temperatures may well drop below 0°C/32°F and summer temperatures reach from 20°C/68°F to 30°C/86°F.

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