General Information:
Area: total: 83,870 sq km, land 82,444 sq km, water: 1,426 sq km
Border Countries:
Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km
Languages:
German - official nationwide, Slovene - official in Carinthia, Hungarian - official in Burgenland, Croatian - official in Burgenland
Country name:
local long form: Republik Oesterreich | local short form: Oesterreich
long form: Republic of Austria | short form: Austria
Government type: Federal Republic
Capital: Vienna
Independence: 1156 Duchy of Austria founded; 12 November 1918 republic proclaimed
Austria Flag Description:
Three equal horizontal bands of red, white in the middle, and red.
