The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:
General reference
Pronunciation: or Common English country name: Austria Official English country name: The Republic of Austria Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Austrian Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of Austria ISO country codes: AT, AUT, 040 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AT Internet country code top-level domain: .at
Geography of Austria
Austria is a: Country Developed country Landlocked country Sovereign state Member State of the European Union Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia Europe Central Europe Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02) Extreme points of Austria High: Großglockner Low: Lake Neusiedl Land boundaries: 2,562 km 784 km 430 km 366 km 362 km 330 km 164 km 91 km 35 km Coastline: none Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 97th most populous country Area of Austria: 83,872 km2 (32,383 mi2) - 115th largest country Atlas of Austria
Environment of Austria
Climate of Austria Environmental issues in Austria Renewable energy in Austria Geology of Austria Protected areas of Austria Biosphere reserves in Austria National parks of Austria Wildlife of Austria Fauna of Austria Birds of Austria Mammals of Austria
Natural geographic features of Austria
Glaciers of Austria Lakes of Austria Mountains of Austria Volcanoes in Austria Rivers of Austria Waterfalls of Austria Valleys of Austria List of World Heritage Sites in Austria
Neighbors of Austria
Austria is bordered by: Germany Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Slovenia Italy Liechtenstein Switzerland
Regions of Austria
Administrative divisions of Austria Administrative divisions of Austria States of Austria Districts of Austria Municipalities of Austria Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)
States of Austria Burgenland Carinthia Lower Austria Upper Austria Salzburg Styria Tyrol Vorarlberg Vienna
The districts of Austria, listed by state:
Districts of Burgenland Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Eisenstadt-Umgebung EU Eisenstadt Burgenland Güssing (district) GS Güssing Burgenland Jennersdorf (district) JE Jennersdorf Burgenland Mattersburg (district) MA Mattersburg Burgenland Neusiedl am See (district) ND Neusiedl am See Burgenland Oberpullendorf (district) OP Oberpullendorf Burgenland Oberwart (district) OW Oberwart Burgenland
Districts of Carinthia Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Feldkirchen (district) FE Feldkirchen in Kärnten Carinthia Hermagor HE Hermagor-Pressegger See Carinthia Klagenfurt-Land KL Klagenfurt Carinthia Sankt Veit an der Glan (district) SV Sankt Veit an der Glan Carinthia Spittal an der Drau (district) SP Spittal an der Drau Carinthia Villach-Land VL Villach Carinthia Völkermarkt (district) VK Völkermarkt Carinthia Wolfsberg (district) WO Wolfsberg Carinthia
Districts of Lower Austria Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Amstetten (district) AM Amstetten Lower Austria Baden (district) BN Baden Lower Austria Bruck an der Leitha (district) BL Bruck an der Leitha Lower Austria Gänserndorf (district) GF Gänserndorf Lower Austria Gmünd (district) GD Gmünd Lower Austria Hollabrunn (district) HL Hollabrunn Lower Austria Horn (district) HO Horn Lower Austria Korneuburg (district) KO Korneuburg Lower Austria Krems-Land KR Krems an der Donau Lower Austria Lilienfeld (district) LF Lilienfeld Lower Austria Melk (district) ME Melk Lower Austria Mistelbach (district) MI Mistelbach Lower Austria Mödling (district) MD Mödling Lower Austria Neunkirchen (district) NK Neunkirchen Lower Austria Sankt Pölten-Land PL Sankt Pölten Lower Austria Scheibbs (district) SB Scheibbs Lower Austria Tulln (district) TU Tulln Lower Austria Waidhofen an der Thaya (district) WT Waidhofen an der Thaya Lower Austria Waidhofen an der Ybbs WY Waidhofen an der Ybbs Lower Austria Wiener Neustadt-Land WB Wiener Neustadt Lower Austria Wien-Umgebung WU; SW for the city of Schwechat Klosterneuburg Lower Austria Zwettl (district) ZT Zwettl Lower Austria
Districts of Upper Austria Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Braunau am Inn (district) BR Braunau am Inn Upper Austria Eferding (district) EF Eferding Upper Austria Freistadt (district) FR Freistadt Upper Austria Gmunden (district) GM Gmunden Upper Austria Grieskirchen (district) GR Grieskirchen Upper Austria Kirchdorf an der Krems (district) KI Kirchdorf an der Krems Upper Austria Linz-Land LL Linz Upper Austria Perg (district) PE Perg Upper Austria Ried im Innkreis (district) RI Ried im Innkreis Upper Austria Rohrbach (district) RO Rohrbach im Mühlkreis Upper Austria Schärding (district) SD Schärding Upper Austria Steyr-Land SE Steyr Upper Austria Urfahr-Umgebung UU Linz Upper Austria Vöcklabruck (district) VB Vöcklabruck Upper Austria Wels-Land WL Wels Upper Austria
Districts of Salzburg Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Hallein (district) HA Hallein Salzburg Salzburg-Umgebung SL Salzburg Salzburg Tamsweg (district) TA Tamsweg Salzburg Sankt Johann im Pongau (district) JO Sankt Johann im Pongau Salzburg Zell am See (district) ZE Zell am See Salzburg
Districts of Styria Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Bruck-Mürzzuschlag BM (MZ)In the former district of Mürzzuschlag registration plates showing the MZ- were issued. Bruck an der Mur Styria Deutschlandsberg (district) DL Deutschlandsberg Styria Graz-Umgebung GU Graz Styria Hartberg-Fürstenfeld HF (FF, HB)In the former separated districts registration plates showing the FF- resp. HB- were issued. Hartberg Styria Leibnitz (district) LB Leibnitz Styria Leoben (district) LN; LE for the city of Leoben Leoben Styria Liezen (district) LI, GB (BA)Vehicle registration plates issued in the district of Liezen usually show the LI-code. However, in the former area around Bad Aussee and the area Gröbming which are nevertheless part of Liezen district registration plates showing the BA- was issued respectively GB-code is issued. Liezen Styria Murau (district) MU Murau Styria Murtal (district) MT (JU, KF)In the former districts of Judenburg and Knittelfeld registration plates showing the JU- resp. KF- were issued. Judenburg Styria Südoststeiermark (district) SO (FB, RA)In the former districts of Feldbach and Radkersburg registration plates showing the FB- resp. RA-were issued. Feldbach Styria Voitsberg (district) VO Voitsberg Styria Weiz (district) WZ Weiz Styria
Districts of Tyrol Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Imst (district) IM Imst Tyrol Innsbruck-Land IL Innsbruck Tyrol Kitzbühel (district) KB Kitzbühel Tyrol Kufstein (district) KU Kufstein Tyrol Landeck (district) LA Landeck Tyrol Lienz (district) LZ Lienz Tyrol Reutte (district) RE Reutte Tyrol Schwaz (district) SZ Schwaz Tyrol
Districts of Vorarlberg Political district Vehicle registration code Administrative center State Bludenz (district) BZ Bludenz Vorarlberg Bregenz (district) B Bregenz Vorarlberg Dornbirn (district) DO Dornbirn Vorarlberg Feldkirch (district) FK Feldkirch Vorarlberg
Districts of Vienna
Municipalities of Austria
Municipalities of Austria Cities and towns of Austria Capital of Austria: Vienna (outline)
Demography of Austria
Government and politics of Austria
Politics of Austria Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic republic Capital of Austria: Vienna Elections in Austria Political parties in Austria Taxation in Austria
Branches of the government of Austria
Government of Austria
Executive branch of the government of Austria
Austrian Federal Government
Head of state: President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen. Head of government: Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz. Vice-Chancellor of Austria Cabinet of Austria
Legislative branch of the government of Austria
Parliament of Austria (bicameral) Upper house: National Council of Austria (Nationalrat) Lower house: Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat)
Judicial branch of the government of Austria
Courts in Austria Constitutional Court of Austria Administrative Court of Austria Criminal court system of Austria Civil court system of Austria
Foreign relations of Austria
Foreign relations of Austria Diplomatic missions in Austria Diplomatic missions of Austria
International organization membership
The Republic of Austria is a member of:
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member) Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member) Australia Group Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer) Central European Initiative (CEI) Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) Council of Europe (CE) Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Investment Bank (EIB) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) European Space Agency (ESA) European Union (EU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 9 (G9) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Energy Agency (IEA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Paris Club Partnership for Peace (PFP) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Schengen Convention Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) Western European Union (WEU) (observer) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) World Veterans Federation Zangger Committee (ZC)
Law and order in Austria
Law of Austria Animal rights in Austria