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Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of about 9.2 million. The area of today's Austria has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic period. Around 400 BC, it was inhabited by the Celts and then annexed by the Romans in the late 1st century BC. Christianization in the region began in the 4th and 5th centuries, during the late Roman period, followed by the arrival of numerous Germanic tribes…

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Austria

FCDO travel advice for Austria. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Austria

Capital: Vienna
Language: German
Currency: Q4916
Time zone: Central European Time
Calling code: +43
Internet domain: .at
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Austria

NeujahrNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Heilige Drei KönigeEpiphany2026-01-06

JosefstagSaint Joseph's Day2026-03-19

OstersonntagEaster Sunday2026-04-05

OstermontagEaster Monday2026-04-06

StaatsfeiertagNational Holiday2026-05-01

FlorianitagSaint Florian's Day2026-05-04

Christi HimmelfahrtAscension Day2026-05-14

PfingstsonntagPentecost2026-05-24

PfingstmontagWhit Monday2026-05-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalVienna

Population8,847,037

CurrencyEUR

Languagesde-AT,hr,hu,sl

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Graz AirportFeldkirchen bei GrazGRZ Innsbruck AirportInnsbruckINN Klagenfurt AirportKlagenfurt am WörtherseeKLU Linz-Hörsching AirportLinzLNZ Salzburg AirportSalzburgSZG Vienna International AirportViennaVIE Hohenems-Dornbirn AirfieldHohenemsHOH Sankt Anton am Arlberg HeliportSankt Anton am ArlbergANT