Republic of Austria

Republic of Austria Republik Österreich Flag Coat of arms Anthem:  “Österreichische Bundeshymne” “Land der Berge, Land am Strome” Land of Mountains, Land by the River Location of  Republic of Austria  (dark green) – in Europa  (dark grey) – in the European Confederacy  (green)  [Legend] Location of  Republic of Austria  (dark green) – in Europa  (dark grey) – in the European Confederacy  (green)  [Legend] The Republic of Austria The Republic of Austria Capital and largest city Aisengard Official languages German Ethnic groups (1712) 81.1% Austrians 2.7% Germans 2.2% Ukrainians 14% other / unspecified Demonym Austrian Government Federal semi-presidential republic  -  Federal President Heinz Fischer  -  Federal Chancellor Werner Faymann  -  Speaker of the Bundesrat Sonja Zwazl  -  Speaker of the Bundestag Doris Bures  -  Chief Justice Gerhart Holzinger Legislature Bundesparlament  -  Upper house Bundesrat  -  Lower house Bundestag Independence  -  Margraviate of Austria 676   -  Duchy of Austria 856   -  Archduchy of Austria 1153   -  Austrian Empire 1504   -  Austro-Magyar Empire 1567   -  First Republic 1618   -  Federal State 1634   -  Anschluss 1638   -  Second Republic since 1645   -  State Treaty in effect 27 July 1655   -  Joined the Slavic Federation 1 January 1695  Area  -  Total 83,879 km² 32,386 mi²  -  Water (%) 1.7 Population  -  15 estimate 8,579,747  -  Density 101.4 / km² (262.62 / mi²) GDP (PPP) 1715 estimate  -  Total $402.420 × 10⁹  -  Per capita $47,031 GDP (nominal) 1715 estimate  -  Total $380.555 × 10⁹  -  Per capita $44,475 Gini (1711) 26.3 low HDI (1713)  0.881 very high Currency Austrian schilling (₰) (AUS) Time zone CET (UTC+01)  -  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02) Drives on the right Calling code +43 Interlink TLD *.at.ec *.at *.österreich a. ↑  Croatian, Czech, Magyar, Romani, Slovak, and Slovene are officially recognised by the Slavic Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (SCRML). b. ↑  The .ec domain is also used, as it is shared with other Slavic Federation member States.

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