The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

1.731 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

       7.81 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

       403 million cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

       6.033 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

       24.9 billion cu m (1 January 2002)

      Current account balance:

       $-3.283 billion (2004 est.)

      Exports:

       $102.7 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and

       paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel; textiles,

       foodstuffs

      Exports - partners:

       Germany 32%, Italy 8.9%, US 6%, Switzerland 4.8%, France 4.2%, UK

       4.2% (2004)

      Imports:

       $101.2 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal goods,

       oil and oil products; foodstuffs

      Imports - partners:

       Germany 46.3%, Italy 6.8%, Switzerland 4.3% (2004)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

       $12.73 billion (2003)

      Debt - external:

       $15.5 billion (2003 est.)

      Economic aid - donor:

       ODA, $520 million (2002)

      Currency (code):

       euro (EUR)

       note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the

       euro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutions

       of member countries; as of 1 January 2002, the euro became the only

       legal tender in EMU member countries, including Austria

      Currency code:

       EUR

      Exchange rates:

       euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002),

       1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000)

      Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      Communications Austria

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       3.881 million (2003)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       7,094,500 (2003)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: highly developed and efficient

       domestic: there are 48 main lines for every 100 persons; the fiber

       optic net is very extensive; all telephone applications and Internet

       services are available

       international: country code - 43; satellite earth stations - 2

       Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Eutelsat; in

       addition, there are about 600 VSAT (very small aperture terminals)

       (2002)

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001)

      Radios:

       6.08 million (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)

      Televisions:

       4.25 million (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .at

      Internet hosts:

       387,006 (2004)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       37 (2000)

      Internet users:

       3.73 million (2003)

      Transportation Austria

      Railways:

       total: 6,021 km (3,552 km electrified)

       standard gauge: 5,565 km 1.435-m gauge (3,430 km electrified)

       narrow gauge: 34 km 1.000-m gauge (28 km electrified); 422 km

       0.760-m gauge (94 km electrified) (2004)

      Highways:

       total: 200,000 km

       paved: 200,000 km (including 1,645 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 0 km (2002)

      Waterways:

       358 km (2003)

      Pipelines:

       gas 2,722 km; oil 663 km; refined products 149 km (2004)

      Ports and harbors:

       Enns, Krems, Linz, Vienna

      Merchant marine:

       total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,624 GRT/37,425 DWT

       by type: cargo 6, container 2

       foreign-owned: 2 (Netherlands 2)

       registered in other countries: 19 (2005)

      Airports:

       55 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 24 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 14 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 31 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 27 (2004 est.)

      Heliports: 1 (2004 est.)

      Military Austria

      Military branches:

       Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)

      Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for voluntary service; from 2007, at the earliest, compulsory military service obligation will be reduced from 8 months to 6 (June 2004)

      Manpower available for military service:

       males age 18–49: 1,914,800 (2005 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

       males age 18–49: 1,550,441 (2005 est.)

      Manpower reaching military service age annually:

       males: 48,967 (2005 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $1.497 billion (FY01/02)

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       0.9% (2004)

      Transnational Issues Austria

      Disputes - international:

       none

      Illicit drugs:

       transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and South American

       cocaine destined for Western Europe

      This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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