About Austria

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    Euro Banknote © Knipseline/www.pixelio.de

    Currency & Foreign Exchange

    Austria is a member of the Economic and Currency Union - the common currency is the Euro.

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    Alpine Jewel: Innsbruck

    If there was ever a city at one with nature and its mountain environment it is Innsbruck, and there are countless reasons for staying in the Tyrolean capital or one of its 25 nearby Village Resorts.

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    Parliament in Vienna

    Government & People

    Austria is a federal republic state with a parliamentary democracy.

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    Imperial Palace, Vienna

    History

    Like most European countries, Austria looks back on a very eventful history. Yet there are some elements of the Austrian character that haven’t changed much over the centuries: the partiality for indulgence, beauty, and cultivation have always been driving forces in the country’s past and present...

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    Climate

    Austria is located in a temperate climatic zone with a Central European climate influenced by the Atlantic climate. The four seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) each have typical temperature and climatic characters.

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    Observing deers in the National Park Donau-Auen

    Fauna and Flora

    Austria's topographic diversity accounts for a great variety of flora and fauna, including endemic species that are under preservation.

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    UNO-City in Vienna

    Trade & Industry

    Austria has a strong economy with machinery, metallurgical products and textiles being of particular importance. The country's most important industry, however, is tourism.

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