Austria
Vienna · Central Europe
Austria is a country in Europe. Its capital city is Vienna, the official currency is the Euro, and the main language is German.
With a population of roughly 9.1 million people spread over 83,879 km², Austria is the 99th most populous country in the world and the 113th largest by area. That works out at about 108 people per square kilometre.
Austria shares land borders with Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland and Liechtenstein — 8 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Vienna, Graz and Linz. The highest point in the country is Grossglockner, at 3,798 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as United Arab Emirates, while its population is closest to that of Togo.
- Capital
- Vienna
- Region
- Central Europe
- Population
- 9,100,000
- Area
- 83,879 km²
- Currency
- Euro
- Main language
- German
- Highest point
- Grossglockner
3,798 m - Land borders
- 8
Austria: things worth knowing
- Austria borders eight countries, more than any other European state except Germany, Russia and Serbia.
- Around 62% of the country lies within the Alps, which is why its population concentrates along the Danube in the flatter east.
- Vienna draws most of its drinking water directly from Alpine springs through pipelines built in the 1870s.
Austria in context
Europe has 44 sovereign countries in total. Austria ranks 18th among them by population.
See the full list of Europe countries, or browse all 195 countries.