Europe: Austria
About Austria
Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies, Austria's 1955 State Treaty declared the country "permanently neutral" as a condition of Soviet military withdrawal. Neutrality, once ingrained as part of the Austrian cultural identity, has been called into question since the Soviet collapse of 1991 and Austria's increasingly prominent role in European affairs. A prosperous country, Austria joined the European Union in 1995 and the euro monetary system in 1999.
| Vital Statistics | |
| Capitol City: | Vienna |
| Population: | 8,150,835 (July 2001 est.) |
| Percent below poverty: | NA% |
| Language: | German |
| Date of independence: | 1156 (from Bavaria) |
| Form of government: | federal republic |
| Title of Leader: | president |
| Natural Resources: | iron ore, oil, timber, magnesite, lead, coal, lignite, copper, hydropower |
| Environmental Issues: | some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria be |
| Agricultural Products: | grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy products, cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber |
| Imports: | machinery and equipment, chemicals, metal goods, oil and oil products; foodstuffs |
| Exports: | machinery and equipment, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel; textiles, foodstuffs |
| Trading Partners: | IMPORTS: EU 70.3% (Germany 42.5%, Italy 7.9%, France 5.3%), US 5.4%, Switzerland 3.0%, Hungary 2.8% (1999) EXPORTS: EU 64.2% (Germany 35.7%, Italy 8.7%, France 4.5%), Switzerland 5.9%, US 4.5%, Hungary 3.9% (1999) |
Austria Headlines
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[Ad - World3News.com/JOBS] - Sep 7 2010 10:20 a.m.
Medtronic informiert
[Sys-Con Media] - Sep 7 2010 10:20 a.m.
Was an Austrian Informant Involved in a Contract Killing?
[Spiegel Online] - Sep 7 2010 10:20 a.m.
22 Freedom Party activists get 7-year RI
[New Nation] - Sep 7 2010 10:19 a.m.
Austrian court verdict not the end of story, says TP boss
[Warsaw Business Journal] - Sep 7 2010 10:17 a.m.
Financial Cards And Payments - Austria - New Market Report Published
[OfficialWire] - Sep 7 2010 9:46 a.m.
Austrian Wholesale Prices Increase In August
[Quote.com United States] - Sep 7 2010 8:37 a.m.
KO event - EBSILVERTS04 - ERSTE AG
[Budapest Stock Exchange] - Sep 7 2010 8:31 a.m.
Suspension of trading in and the removal of EBSILVERTS05 - ERSTE AG
[Budapest Stock Exchange] - Sep 7 2010 8:31 a.m.
TABLE-Austrian June trade deficit 235 mln euros
[FinanzNachrichten.de] - Sep 7 2010 8:19 a.m.
Austrian firm seeks power trade permit in Bulgaria
[ADP News] - Sep 7 2010 8:18 a.m.
Pipeline to Austria wins financial support
[Houston Chronicle] - Sep 7 2010 8:12 a.m.
Agency says Austrian skier Lanzinger can seek compensation
[Earthtimes.org] - Sep 7 2010 8:07 a.m.
Research and Markets Adds Report: Service Station Retailing Database 2010: Austria
[TMC Net] - Sep 7 2010 7:50 a.m.
Report: Austrian Martin Shlaf suspected of bribery
[Jerusalem Post] - Sep 7 2010 6:55 a.m.
Natascha Kampusch felt 'warmth and safety' when kidnapped killed himself
[Telegraph] - Sep 7 2010 6:38 a.m.
The Bachelor's Vienna Girardi Gets New Hairstyle
[Dead Bolt] - Sep 7 2010 5:56 a.m.
Fury in Austria at anti-mosque game
[Al Jazeera] - Sep 7 2010 4:57 a.m.
In book, Austrian girl describes her 8 years of captivity
[MSN.co.in] - Sep 7 2010 4:23 a.m.
SoloPower ist der erste Empf
[Sys-Con Media] - Sep 7 2010 4:15 a.m.
Sneakerness Vienna 2010
[Hypebeast] - Sep 7 2010 3:01 a.m.
Israilov's murder was a joint operation of Russian KGB and Austrian political police
[Kavkaz-Center] - Sep 7 2010 2:01 a.m.
Israeli probe finds Austrian billionaire behind illicit money transfer to Sharon family
[Haaretz] - Sep 7 2010 1:33 a.m.
In book, Austrian girl describes her 8 years of captivity
[Yahoo! India] - Sep 7 2010 12:13 a.m.
In book, Austrian girl describes her 8 years of captivity
[Indian Express] - Sep 6 2010 11:38 p.m.
Telekom Austria connects 1.5mn homes to high-speed network
[Iptv News] - Sep 6 2010 11:10 p.m.
Vienna derby sold out
[Austria Today] - Sep 6 2010 10:44 p.m.
Eighty-four charged over Burj Abi Haider clashes
[Lebanon Daily Star] - Sep 6 2010 9:20 p.m.
Eighty-four charged over Burj Abi Haider clashes
[Lebanon Daily Star] - Sep 6 2010 9:15 p.m.
Vienna tops NGV registration ranking
[Austria Today] - Sep 6 2010 9:14 p.m.
Natascha Kampusch: Austrian officials covered up police failure
[Mortgage Introducer] - Sep 6 2010 8:42 p.m.
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