Outline of Austria

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:

General reference

• Pronunciation: or
• Common English country name: Austria
• Official English country name: The Republic of Austria
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Austrian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Austria
• ISO country codes: AT, AUT, 040
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .at

Geography of Austria

• Austria is a:
• Country
• Developed country
• Landlocked country
• Sovereign state
• Member State of the European Union
• Location:
• Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
• Eurasia
• Europe
• Central Europe
• Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
• Extreme points of Austria
• High: Großglockner
• Low: Lake Neusiedl

Land boundaries: 2,562 km

: 784 km

: 430 km

: 366 km

: 362 km

: 330 km

: 164 km

: 91 km

: 35 km

*Coastline: none

• Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 97th most populous country
• Area of Austria: 83,872 km² (32,383 mi²) - 115th largest country

Environment of Austria

• Climate of Austria
• Environmental issues in Austria
• Renewable energy in Austria
• Geology of Austria
• Protected areas of Austria
• Biosphere reserves in Austria
• National parks of Austria
• Wildlife of Austria
• Fauna of Austria
• Birds of Austria
• Mammals of Austria

Natural geographic features of Austria

• Glaciers of Austria
• Lakes of Austria
• Mountains of Austria
• Volcanoes in Austria
• Rivers of Austria
• Waterfalls of Austria
• Valleys of Austria
• List of World Heritage Sites in Austria

Neighbors of Austria

Austria is bordered by:

• Germany
• Czech Republic
• Slovakia
• Hungary
• Slovenia
• Italy
• Liechtenstein
• Switzerland

Regions of Austria

Administrative divisions of Austria

Administrative divisions of Austria

• States of Austria
• Districts of Austria
• Municipalities of Austria
• Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)

States of Austria

• Burgenland
• Carinthia
• Lower Austria
• Upper Austria
• Salzburg
• Styria
• Tyrol
• Vorarlberg
• Vienna

The districts of Austria, listed by state:

Districts of Burgenland

Districts of Carinthia

Districts of Lower Austria

Districts of Upper Austria

Districts of Salzburg

Districts of Styria

Districts of Tyrol

Districts of Vorarlberg

Districts of Vienna

Municipalities of Austria

Municipalities of Austria

• Cities and towns of Austria
• Capital of Austria: Vienna (outline)

Demography of Austria

Government and politics of Austria

Politics of Austria

• Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Austria: Vienna
• Elections in Austria
• Political parties in Austria
• Taxation in Austria

Branches of the government of Austria

Government of Austria

Executive branch of the government of Austria

Austrian Federal Government

• Head of state: President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen.
• Head of government: Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz.
• Vice-Chancellor of Austria
• Cabinet of Austria

Legislative branch of the government of Austria

• Parliament of Austria (bicameral)
• Upper house: National Council of Austria (Nationalrat)
• Lower house: Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat)

Judicial branch of the government of Austria

Courts in Austria

• Constitutional Court of Austria
• Administrative Court of Austria
• Criminal court system of Austria
• Civil court system of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria

• Diplomatic missions in Austria
• Diplomatic missions of Austria

International organization membership

The Republic of Austria is a member of:

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
• Australia Group
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
• Central European Initiative (CEI)
• Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
• Council of Europe (CE)
• Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• European Investment Bank (EIB)
• European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
• European Space Agency (ESA)
• European Union (EU)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 9 (G9)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Energy Agency (IEA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
• Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Paris Club
• Partnership for Peace (PFP)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Schengen Convention
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
• United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• Western European Union (WEU) (observer)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• World Veterans Federation
• Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Austria

Law of Austria

• Animal rights in Austria
• Animal welfare and rights in Austria
• Capital punishment in Austria
• Constitution of Austria
• Federal Constitutional Law (Austrian act)
• Crime in Austria
• Corruption in Austria
• Human trafficking in Austria
• Human rights in Austria
• Abortion in Austria
• LGBT rights in Austria
• Woman in Austria
• Freedom of religion in Austria
• Law enforcement in Austria
• Federal Police (Austria)
• Financial Guard (Austria)
• Gendarmerie (Austria)
• Municipal police (Austria)

Military of Austria

Military of Austria

• Command
• Commander-in-chief: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
• Ministry of Defence of Austria
• Forces
• Army of Austria
• Navy of Austria: None
• Air Force of Austria
• Special forces of Austria
• Military history of Austria
• Military ranks of Austria

Local government in Austria

Local government in Austria

• Government of Burgenland
• Government of Carinthia
• Government of Lower Austria
• Government of Upper Austria
• Government of Salzburg
• Government of Styria
• Government of Tyrol
• Government of Vorarlberg
• Government of Vienna

History of Austria

• Timeline of Austrian history
• Military history of Austria
• Rulers of Austria

By state

• History of Burgenland
• History of Carinthia
• History of Lower Austria
• History of Upper Austria
• History of Salzburg
• History of Styria
• History of Tyrol
• History of Vorarlberg
• History of Vienna

Culture of Austria

• Architecture of Austria
• Austrian architects
• Austrophile
• Cuisine of Austria
• Austrian wine
• Beer in Austria
• Festivals in Austria
• Folk dance
• Languages of Austria
• Minority languages of Austria
• Media in Austria
• Newspapers
• Radio in Austria
• Television in Austria
• National symbols of Austria
• Coat of arms of Austria
• Flag of Austria
• National anthem of Austria
• Honours system of Austria
• People of Austria
• List of Austrians
• Prostitution in Austria
• Public holidays in Austria
• Records of Austria
• Religion in Austria
• Buddhism in Austria
• Christianity in Austria
• Hinduism in Austria
• Islam in Austria
• Judaism in Austria
• Sikhism in Austria
• World Heritage Sites in Austria

Art in Austria

• Art in Austria
• Austrian painters
• Cinema of Austria
• Literature of Austria
• Music of Austria
• Music of Innsbruck
• Music of Vienna
• Austrian composers
• Theatre in Austria

Sports in Austria

Sport in Austria

• Basketball in Austria
• Austria national basketball team
• Football in Austria
• Austria national football team
• Austria at the Olympics
• Motorsport in Austria
• Winter sports in Austria

Economy and infrastructure of Austria

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 26th (twenty-sixth)
• Agriculture in Austria
• Banking in Austria
• Oesterreichische Nationalbank
• Wiener Börse
• Communications in Austria
• Internet in Austria
• Companies of Austria
• Currency of Austria: Euro (see also: )
• Former currency: Austrian schilling
• ISO 4217: EUR
• Energy in Austria
• Energy policy of Austria
• Wind power in Austria
• Health care in Austria
• Mining in Austria
• Tourism in Austria
• Visa policy of the Schengen Area
• Transport in Austria
• Airports in Austria
• Rail transport in Austria
• Roads in Austria
• Road signs in Austria
• Town tramway systems in Austria

Education in Austria

• Academic grading in Austria
• Schools in Austria
• Universities in Austria
• Libraries in Austria

See also

• Index of Austria-related articles
• List of Austria-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

• aeiou Encyclopedia homepage
• Austria.info Official homepage of the Austrian National Tourist Office
• History of Austria: Primary Documents
• Federal Chancellery of Austria
• Austrian Law Information on Austrian Law
• Austria. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Library of Congress Portals on the World - Austria
• US Department of State Facts and Information (updated February 2005)
• World Intellectual Property Handbook: Austria
• Austria News News from Austria in English language

Photos

• Europe Pictures - Austria
• Photos of Vienna city, the capital of Austria