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    Introduction


    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 in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995, some Austrian's have called into question this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the European Monetary Union in 1999.


    Location


    Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia


    Geographic coordinates


    47 20 N, 13 20 E


    Area


    total: 83,870 sq km water: 1,426 sq km land: 82,444 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Maine


    Land boundaries


    total: 2,562 km border countries: Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km


    Coastline


    0 km (landlocked)


    Maritime claims


    none (landlocked)


    Climate


    temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers


    Terrain


    in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m


    Natural resources


    oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower


    Land use


    arable land: 16.89% permanent crops: 0.99% other: 82.12% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    457 sq km (2000 est.)


    Natural hazards


    landslides; avalanches; earthquakes


    Environment - current 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 between northern and southern Europe


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants


    Geography - note


    landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere


    Population


    8,174,762 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Vienna


    Phone Code


    +43


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