Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general. Prime minister : Freundel Stuart
Population
8,219,743
287,733
Life Expectancy
79.910 years
74.520 years
Capital City
Vienna
Bridgetown
Largest city
Wien (population: 1,569,320)
Bridgetown (population: 98,511)
Human Development Index
0.951
0.889
GDP per capita
$42,400 US
$23,700 US
Literacy Rate
98%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
8.1
7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.6%
13.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Karl Wlaschek ($4.2bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
4.200%
12.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
federal republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)
30 November 1966 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
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)
English
Exports
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs
manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
External Debt
$883,500,000,000 $
$668,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
0
Location
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Area
83,871 km sq
430 km sq
Coastline
0 km
97 km
Climate
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
