Austria
🇦🇹 Central Europe · Republic of Austria
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About Austria
Austria (officially Republic of Austria) is a country in Central Europe, with Vienna as its capital. It is home to roughly 9.21 million people, giving a population density of about 110 people per square kilometre. The country covers 83,871 km² of land and shares land borders with 8 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $579.47B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.930. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main language is Austro-Bavarian German.
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Austria is the 97th most populous country in the world, with about 9.21 million people.
By land area it is the 113th-largest country in the world, covering 83,871 km².
It has the world's 28th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($579.47B).
Austria shares land borders with 8 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.930.
Austria has a population density of about 110 people per square kilometre.
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