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Austria


Continent - Europe
Region - Western Europe
Size - 83,870 km²
Geography - South & west mountainous (Alps) north & east flat
Language - German, Turkish, Serbian
Religion - 73.6% Roman Catholic, 4.7% Protestant, 12% no religion, 4.2% Islam, other religions
Monetary Unit - Euro
Natural Resources - oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt
Agriculture - grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy products, cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber
Industry - construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and wood processing, paper and paperboard, communications equipment, tourism

Neighbouring Countries - Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland
Population - 8,199,783 (2007)
Population Growth Rate - 0.1%
Average Life Expectancy - 79.2
Capital City - Vienna (population 1,523,600)
Highest Mountain - Grossglockner (3,798 m)
Longest River - Danube (350 km - in Austria)
Climate - Warm summers 13°C to 26°C and cold, wet, snowy winters -7°C to 11°C
Yearly Rainfall - 85 cm approx
Plant Life - 44% forest - beech, birch, oak, fir, larch, pine, alpine plants - edelweiss, gentian, alpine carnation, arnica, alpine rose, heather
Animal Life - chamois (rare), deer, hare, fox, badger, marten, rabbit
Bird Life - Alpine chough, grouse, marmot, partridge, pheasant, purple heron, spoonbill, avocet
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