Austria
Welcome
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Aigen
Im Ennstal Amstetten Bad Gleichenberg Bad Goisen
Bad Hofgastein Bad Ischl Baden Bergheim
Bischofshofen Bregenz Bruck An Der Mur Eferding
Eisenstadt Enns Friesach Garmisch Gleisdorf Gmunden
Gratkorn Graz Hallein Innsbruck Kirchdorf Kitzbuhel
Klagenfurt Klosterneuburg Korneuburg Kufstein
Lannach Leibnitz Leonding Lienz Linz Mariazell
Matrei Mauterndorf Mistelbach Modling Murau Pocking
Retz Ried Saint Poelten Salzburg Schladming Schwaz
Seiersberg Sonnblick Mtn Spielberg St. Johann
Steinach Steyregg Stockerau Traun Unken Vienna
Voitsberg Waizenkirchen Wels Wiener Neustadt Zell
Am See Zeltweg Zwettl Stadt
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Political
Status
26th October : National Day
(vote for permanent neutrality,
in 1955)
Austria is a Federal Republic with a multiparty
regime.
The President of the Republic is Thomas Klestil,
who started his first mandate on 24th May 1992.
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Geographical
situation
Austria is situated in the centre of
Europe.
It covers a total surface of 83,949 square
kilometers.
Austria has no access to the sea, it is surrounded
by Germany (784 kms of shared borders) and the
Czech Republic ....
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Economy
& statistics
Joining the European Union has been extremely
beneficial to Austria.
From 1995 to 1999 40% of the Austrian population
profited from the European structural funds, to an
amount of 1.64 billion euros.
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Agriculture
The agricultural sector in Austria is
characterized by small farms, 65% of which are
managed part time.
In this mountainous country, only 42% of the
territory is agricultural land.
It is mainly stockbreeding, pigs and cattle, but
there are also 55,000 hectares of vineyards.
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Other
sectors
Tourism is one of the biggest employers in the
country and generates a yearly income of 80 billion
francs.
Austria is a major tourist centre, attracting
17.352 million tourists in 1998.
It enjoys a double tourism : skiers in the winter,
with its many mountain ranges, and nature lovers,
hikers and cultural tourism in the
summer.
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Population
Austria has a population of 8.1 million inhabitants
on a total surface of 83,849 square kilometers,
giving a population ....
Main towns
Vienna is the capital of Austria.
According to the Corporate Resources Group, on a
survey done on 120 towns, the Austrian capital
comes in third position for its quality of
living.
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Climate
The Austrian climate is continental. Spring and
autumn are the most pleasant seasons, May and June
and particularly September.
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Formalities
Entry formalities :
Visitors from the European Union need to have a
valid identity card or a passport, which can be
valid or out of date for less than 5
years.
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Working
in Austria
Language
It is advisable to take German lessons.
The kind of job you could get will depend on how
well you speak the language.
There are several language institutes in France
which can help you to quickly learn the language or
improve your level.
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