Basic facts about Austria
| Country name: | Austria |
| Capital: | Vienna |
| Country code: | 205 |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Currency name: | Euro |
| Independence: | 1918-11-12 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | 12 November 1918 republic proclaimed; notable earlier dates: 976 Margravate of Austria established; 17 September 1156 Duchy of Austria founded; 11 August 1804 Austrian Empire proclaimed |
| Total area (km2): | 83,871 |
| Land area (km2): | 82,445 |
| Water area (km2): | 1,426 |
| Population: | 8,221,646 |
| Population note: | 8,221,646 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | German |
| All languages: | German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census) |
| Time zone: | CET (UTC+01) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +43 |
| Domain: | .at (.eu is also used.) |