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location:
central europe. north of italy and slovenia
geographic coordinates:
47 20 n. 13 20 e
map references:
europe
area:
total: 83.870 sq km land: 82.444 sq km water: 1.426 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: 16.91% permanent crops: 0.86% other: 82.23% (2001)
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-persistent organic pollutants. 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: none of the selected agreements
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:
8.184.691 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 656.058/female 624.574) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 2.790.673/female 2.756.612) 65 years and over: 16.6% (male 543.626/female 813.148) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 40.44 years male: 39.3 years female: 41.61 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.11% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
8.81 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
9.7 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
1.97 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 4.66 deaths/1.000 live births male: 5.74 deaths/1.000 live births female: 3.53 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.92 years male: 76.03 years female: 81.96 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.36 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
10.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 100 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: austrian(s) adjective: austrian
ethnic groups:
austrians 91.1%. former yugoslavs 4% (includes croatians. slovenes. serbs. and bosniaks). turks 1.6%. german 0.9%. other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census)
religions:
roman catholic 73.6%. protestant 4.7%. muslim 4.2%. other 3.5%. unspecified 2%. none 12% (2001 census)
languages:
german (official nationwide). slovene (official in carinthia). croatian (official in burgenland). hungarian (official in burgenland)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: na% female: na%
country name:
conventional long form: republic of austria conventional short form: austria local long form: republik oesterreich local short form: oesterreich
government type:
federal republic
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