Austria, Österreich, Republika Austrii, Republik Österreich
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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies, Austria's 1955 State Treaty declared the country "permanently neutral" as a condition of Soviet military withdrawal. Neutrality, once ingrained as part of the Austrian cultural identity, has been called into question since the Soviet collapse of 1991 and Austria's increasingly prominent role in European affairs. A prosperous country, Austria joined the European Union in 1995 and the euro monetary system in 1999.

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1. Dependency status: NA

2. Government type: federal republic

3. Location: Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia

4. 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

5. Climate: temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain in lowlands and snow in mountains; cool summers with occasional showers

6. Terrain: in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping

7. Area: 83,858 km2

8. Capital: Vienna

9. Administrative divisions: 9 states (bundeslaender, singular - bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten, Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien

10. Population: 8,150,835 ((July 2001 est.)

11. Languages: German

12. Religions: Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, Muslim and other 17%

13. Currency: Austrian schilling (ATS); euro (EUR)

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20. Recommended Travel Oficies in Poland:

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21. Recommended Travel Oficies in Austria:

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22. Airlines:

23. Other transport (train, coach, boat etc.)

  • Polish Railways - www.pkp.pl
  • Ticket Information - 48 (022) 823-33-43
  • Österreichische Bundesbahnen (Austrian Federal Railways) - www.oebb.at
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24. Austria office in Poland:

  • Embassy Republic of Austrii
    ul. Gagarina 34
    00-748 Warszawa
    tel. (022) 841-00-81, 841-00-84, 841-41-46, 841-87-35
    fax 8410085
    e-mail: austria@it.com.pl
  • Consular Section
    ul. Pró¿na 8
    00-107 Warszawa
    tel. (022) 620-96-20, 620-96-21, 620-42-63, 620-47-19
    fax 6201051
  • Trade Section
    ul. Idzikowskiego 7/9
    02-704 Warszawa
    tel. (022) 843-79-09, 843-99-32
    fax 8439505
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25. Intresting WEB's about Austria:

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  • SKYTRAX | the World Airline Site - The World Airline Site for latest Airline News, Airline Passenger Surveys, global Airline standards Rating, Best Airline and Airport of the Year, Airline Flight Reviews, Airline Quality Star Ranking across the world
  • The European Railway Server - list of all European State Railways, technical data of European locomotives, explanation of the UIC Numbering scheme, timetables, ...
  • slowniki.onet.pl - dictionary translating from polish and english, german, french, italian, spanish, russian etc.
  • babelfish.altavista.com - dictionary translaiting both ways in 25 lanquages useful in translating texts
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