Austria

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Capital

Vienna

Population

8,169,929 (July 2002 est.)

Area

total: 83,858 sq km
water: 1,120 sq km
land: 82,738 sq km

(slightly smaller than Maine)

Location

landlocked country in central Europe (none of its borders are next to water)

borders Hungary and Slovakia (east), Liechtenstein and Switzerland (west),

borders Czech Republic and Germany (north), Slovenia and Italy (south)

Government

federal republic

Money

euro (EUR); Austrian schilling (ATS)

Climate

temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain in lowlands

snow in mountains; cool summers with occasional showers

Languages

German

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