page_title: Republic of German-Austria
hierarchical_section_title: Republic of German-Austria
caption_attribution_description: English: German Austria 15-heller overprint stamp of 1918
context_page_description: The Republic of German-Austria was a country created following World War I as the initial rump state for areas with a predominantly German-speaking and ethnic German population within what had been the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The territories covered an area of 118,311 km², with 10.4 million inhabitants.
  Attempts to create German-Austria under these auspices were ultimately unsuccessful, and the new state of the First Austrian Republic was created in 1919.
context_section_description: The Republic of German-Austria (German: Republik Deutschösterreich or Deutsch-Österreich) was a country created following World War I as the initial rump state for areas with a predominantly German-speaking and ethnic German population within what had been the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The territories covered an area of 118,311 km² (45,680 sq mi), with 10.4 million inhabitants.
  Attempts to create German-Austria under these auspices were ultimately unsuccessful, and the new state of the First Austrian Republic was created in 1919.
caption: Austro-Hungarian postal stamp used in German-Austria
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