Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Austria is a democratic state and has nine federal states : Vorarlberg , the Tyrol , Salzburg , Carinthia , Styria , Upper Austria , Lower Austria , Vienna and Burgenland .
Simplified: In Upper Austria , Lower Austria , Styria and Carinthia , Most , a type of cider or perry is widely produced .