page_title: Outline of Austria
section_title: Geography of Austria
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Austria / Geography of Austria
caption_attribution_description: Satellite image of Austria with provincial capitals and other annotations
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:
  Austria – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.
context_section_description: 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
  Western Europe
  Time zone:  Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  Extreme points of Austria
  High:  Großglockner 3,798 m (12,461 ft)
  Low:  Lake Neusiedl 115 m (377 ft)
  Land boundaries:  2,562 km
   Germany 784 km
   Italy 430 km
   Hungary 366 km
   Czech Republic 362 km
   Slovenia 330 km
    Switzerland 164 km
   Slovakia 91 km
   Liechtenstein 35 km
  Coastline:  none
  Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 93rd most populous country
  Area of Austria: 83,872 km² (32,383 mi²) - 115th largest country
  Atlas of Austria
caption: An enlargeable satellite map of Austria
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