Austria | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-13

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Austria


00:01:56 1 Etymology
00:02:55 2 History
00:04:41 2.1 Middle Ages
00:06:17 2.2 17th and 18th centuries
00:07:21 2.3 19th century
00:11:58 2.4 20th century
00:16:12 2.5 Interwar period and World War II
00:22:40 2.6 Contemporary era
00:26:05 3 Politics
00:28:51 3.1 Since 2006
00:31:42 3.2 Foreign relations
00:33:31 3.3 Military
00:36:34 3.4 Administrative divisions
00:37:25 3.5 Corrections system
00:39:19 4 Geography
00:41:13 4.1 Climate
00:42:41 5 Economy
00:45:57 5.1 Infrastructure
00:46:55 6 Demographics
00:49:40 6.1 Largest cities
00:49:49 6.2 Language
00:54:14 6.3 Ethnic groups
00:58:56 6.4 Religion
01:01:10 6.5 Education
01:03:15 7 Culture
01:06:23 7.1 Music
01:06:31 7.2 Art and architecture
01:08:29 7.3 Cinema and theatre
01:09:06 7.4 Science and philosophy
01:10:38 7.5 Literature
01:12:33 7.6 Food and beverages
01:13:12 7.7 Sports
01:16:29 8 See also
01:19:39 9 References



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Austria ( (listen), ; German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐraɪç] (listen)), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich, listen ), is a country of nearly 9 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi). The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population  speaks local Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.Austria is a federal republic with a parliamentary representative democracy comprising nine federated states. The capital and largest city, with a population exceeding 1.8 million, is Vienna. Other major urban areas of Austria include Graz, Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck. Austria is consistently ranked as one of the richest countries in the world by per capita GDP terms. The country has developed a high standard of living and in 2018 was ranked 20th in the world for its Human Development Index. The republic declared its perpetual neutrality in foreign political affairs in 1955. Austria has been a member of the United Nations since 1955, joined the European Union in 1995, and is a founder of the OECD. Austria also signed the Schengen Agreement in 1995, and adopted the euro currency in 1999.