The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Europe

      Area:

      total: 83,871 sq km country comparison to the world: 113 land: 82,445 sq km

      water: 1,426 sq km

      Area - comparative:

      slightly smaller than Maine

      Land boundaries:

      total: 2,562 km

      border countries: Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km

      Coastline:

      0 km (landlocked)

      Maritime claims:

      none (landlocked)

      Climate:

      temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers

      Terrain:

      in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping

      Elevation extremes:

      lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m

      highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m

      Natural resources:

      oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower

      Land use:

      arable land: 16.59%

      permanent crops: 0.85%

      other: 82.56% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      40 sq km (2003)

      Total renewable water resources:

      84 cu km (2005)

      Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

      total: 3.67 cu km/yr (35%/64%/1%)

      per capita: 448 cu m/yr (1999)

      Natural hazards:

      landslides; avalanches; earthquakes

      Environment - current issues:

      some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe

      Environment - international agreements:

      party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air

       Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85,

       Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds,

       Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

       Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental

       Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer

       Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94,

       Wetlands, Whaling

      signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

      Geography - note:

      landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere

      People ::Austria

      Population:

      8,214,160 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 92

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 14.5% (male 609,748/female 581,144)

      15–64 years: 67.5% (male 2,785,091/female 2,756,402)

      65 years and over: 18% (male 612,613/female 865,283) (2010 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 42.6 years

      male: 41.5 years

      female: 43.6 years (2010 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      0.042% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 190

      Birth rate:

      8.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 216

      Death rate:

      10.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 57

      Net migration rate:

      1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 43

      Urbanization:

      urban population: 67% of total population (2008)

      rate of urbanization: 0.7% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.051 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female

      total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 4.37 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 197 male: 5.31 deaths/1,000 live births

      female: 3.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 79.65 years country comparison to the world: 31 male: 76.74 years

      female: 82.71 years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.39 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 200

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      0.2% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      9,800 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 105

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      fewer than 100 (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 128

      Nationality:

      noun: Austrian(s)

      adjective: Austrian

      Ethnic groups:

      Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census)

      Religions:

      Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)

      Languages:

      German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census)

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write

      total population: 98%

      male: NA

      female: