Outline of Austria



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Austria:

Austria – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.

General reference

 * Pronunciation: or
 * Common English country name: Austria
 * Official English country name: The Republic of Austria
 * Common endonym(s):
 * Official endonym(s):
 * Adjectival(s): Austrian
 * Demonym(s):
 * Etymology: Name of Austria
 * ISO country codes: AT, AUT, 040
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AT
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .at

Geography of Austria
Geography of Austria Land boundaries: 2,562 km
 * Austria is a:
 * Country
 * Developed country
 * Landlocked country
 * Sovereign state
 * Member State of the European Union
 * Location:
 * Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
 * Eurasia
 * Europe
 * Central Europe
 * Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
 * Extreme points of Austria
 * High: Großglockner 3798 m
 * Low: Lake Neusiedl 115 m
 * 🇩🇪 Germany 784 km
 * 🇮🇹 Italy 430 km
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary 366 km
 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 362 km
 * 🇸🇮 Slovenia 330 km
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland 164 km
 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia 91 km
 * 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 35 km
 * Coastline: none


 * Population of Austria: 8,316,487 people (2006 estimate) - 93rd most populous country
 * Area of Austria: 83,872 km2 (32,383 mi2) - 115th largest country
 * Atlas of Austria

Environment of Austria
Environment of Austria
 * Climate of Austria
 * Environmental issues in Austria
 * Renewable energy in Austria
 * Geology of Austria
 * Protected areas of Austria
 * Biosphere reserves in Austria
 * National parks of Austria
 * Wildlife of Austria
 * Fauna of Austria
 * Birds of Austria
 * Mammals of Austria

Natural geographic features of Austria

 * Glaciers of Austria
 * Lakes of Austria
 * Mountains of Austria
 * Volcanoes in Austria
 * Rivers of Austria
 * Waterfalls of Austria
 * Valleys of Austria
 * List of World Heritage Sites in Austria

Neighbors of Austria
Austria is bordered by:
 * Germany
 * Czech Republic
 * Slovakia
 * Hungary
 * Slovenia
 * Italy
 * Liechtenstein
 * Switzerland

Administrative divisions of Austria
Administrative divisions of Austria
 * States of Austria
 * Districts of Austria
 * Municipalities of Austria
 * Statutory cities (Statutarstädte)

States of Austria
States of Austria
 * Burgenland
 * Carinthia
 * Lower Austria
 * Upper Austria
 * Salzburg
 * Styria
 * Tyrol
 * Vorarlberg
 * Vienna

Districts of Austria
Districts of Austria

The districts of Austria, listed by state:

Districts of Burgenland
Districts of Burgenland

Districts of Carinthia
Districts of Carinthia

Districts of Lower Austria
Districts of Lower Austria

Districts of Upper Austria
Districts of Upper Austria

Districts of Salzburg
Districts of Salzburg

Districts of Styria
Districts of Styria

Districts of Tyrol
Districts of Tyrol

Districts of Vorarlberg
Districts of Vorarlberg

Districts of Vienna
Districts of Vienna

Municipalities of Austria
Municipalities of Austria
 * Cities and towns of Austria
 * Capital of Austria: Vienna (outline)

Demography of Austria
Demographics of Austria

Government and politics of Austria
Politics of Austria
 * Form of government: federal parliamentary representative democratic republic
 * Capital of Austria: Vienna
 * Elections in Austria
 * Political parties in Austria
 * Taxation in Austria

Branches of the government of Austria
Government of Austria

Executive branch of the government of Austria
Austrian Federal Government


 * Head of state: President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen.
 * Head of government: Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz.
 * Vice-Chancellor of Austria
 * Cabinet of Austria

Legislative branch of the government of Austria

 * Parliament of Austria (bicameral)
 * Upper house: National Council of Austria (Nationalrat)
 * Lower house: Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat)

Judicial branch of the government of Austria
Courts in Austria
 * Constitutional Court of Austria
 * Administrative Court of Austria
 * Criminal court system of Austria
 * Civil court system of Austria

Foreign relations of Austria
Foreign relations of Austria
 * Diplomatic missions in Austria
 * Diplomatic missions of Austria

International organization membership
International organization membership of Austria The Republic of Austria is a member of:


 * African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
 * Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
 * Australia Group
 * Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
 * Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC) (observer)
 * Central European Initiative (CEI)
 * Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
 * Council of Europe (CE)
 * Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
 * Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
 * European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
 * European Investment Bank (EIB)
 * European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
 * European Space Agency (ESA)
 * European Union (EU)
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 9 (G9)
 * Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Court (ICCt)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Energy Agency (IEA)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Organization for Migration (IOM)
 * International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)


 * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
 * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
 * Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
 * Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
 * Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (observer)
 * Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
 * Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
 * Paris Club
 * Partnership for Peace (PFP)
 * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
 * Schengen Convention
 * Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
 * United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
 * United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
 * United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * Western European Union (WEU) (observer)
 * World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
 * World Customs Organization (WCO)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO)
 * World Veterans Federation
 * Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Austria
Law of Austria
 * Animal rights in Austria
 * Animal welfare and rights in Austria
 * Capital punishment in Austria
 * Constitution of Austria
 * Federal Constitutional Law (Austrian act)
 * Crime in Austria
 * Corruption in Austria
 * Human trafficking in Austria
 * Human rights in Austria
 * Abortion in Austria
 * LGBT rights in Austria
 * Freedom of religion in Austria
 * Law enforcement in Austria
 * Federal Police (Austria)
 * Financial Guard (Austria)
 * Gendarmerie (Austria)
 * Municipal police (Austria)

Military of Austria
Military of Austria
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief: President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
 * Ministry of Defence of Austria
 * Forces
 * Army of Austria
 * Navy of Austria: None
 * Air Force of Austria
 * Special forces of Austria
 * Military history of Austria
 * Military ranks of Austria

Local government in Austria
Local government in Austria
 * Government of Burgenland
 * Government of Carinthia
 * Government of Lower Austria
 * Government of Upper Austria
 * Government of Salzburg
 * Government of Styria
 * Government of Tyrol
 * Government of Vorarlberg
 * Government of Vienna

History of Austria
History of Austria
 * Timeline of Austrian history
 * Current events of Austria
 * Military history of Austria
 * Rulers of Austria

By state

 * History of Burgenland
 * History of Carinthia
 * History of Lower Austria
 * History of Upper Austria
 * History of Salzburg
 * History of Styria
 * History of Tyrol
 * History of Vorarlberg
 * History of Vienna

Culture of Austria
Culture of Austria
 * Architecture of Austria
 * Austrian architects
 * Austrophile
 * Cuisine of Austria
 * Austrian wine
 * Beer in Austria
 * Festivals in Austria
 * Folk dance
 * Languages of Austria
 * Minority languages of Austria
 * Media in Austria
 * Newspapers
 * Radio in Austria
 * Television in Austria
 * National symbols of Austria
 * Coat of arms of Austria
 * Flag of Austria
 * National anthem of Austria
 * Honours system of Austria
 * People of Austria
 * List of Austrians
 * Prostitution in Austria
 * Public holidays in Austria
 * Records of Austria
 * Religion in Austria
 * Buddhism in Austria
 * Christianity in Austria
 * Hinduism in Austria
 * Islam in Austria
 * Judaism in Austria
 * Sikhism in Austria
 * World Heritage Sites in Austria

Art in Austria

 * Art in Austria
 * Austrian painters
 * Cinema of Austria
 * Literature of Austria
 * Music of Austria
 * Music of Innsbruck
 * Music of Vienna
 * Austrian composers
 * Theatre in Austria

Sports in Austria
Sport in Austria
 * Basketball in Austria
 * Austria national basketball team
 * Football in Austria
 * Austria national football team
 * Austria at the Olympics
 * Motorsport in Austria
 * Winter sports in Austria

Economy and infrastructure of Austria
Economy of Austria
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 26th (twenty-sixth)
 * Agriculture in Austria
 * Banking in Austria
 * Oesterreichische Nationalbank
 * Wiener Börse
 * Communications in Austria
 * Internet in Austria
 * Companies of Austria
 * Currency of Austria: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
 * Former currency: Austrian schilling
 * ISO 4217: EUR
 * Energy in Austria
 * Energy policy of Austria
 * Wind power in Austria
 * Health care in Austria
 * Mining in Austria
 * Tourism in Austria
 * Visa policy of the Schengen Area
 * Transport in Austria
 * Airports in Austria
 * Rail transport in Austria
 * Roads in Austria
 * Road signs in Austria
 * Town tramway systems in Austria

Education in Austria
Education in Austria
 * Academic grading in Austria
 * Schools in Austria
 * Universities in Austria