President: Francois Hollande Prime minister: Jean-Marc Ayrault
Population
8,219,743
65,630,692
Life Expectancy
79.910 years
81.460 years
Capital City
Vienna
Paris
Largest city
Wien (population: 1,569,320)
Paris (population: 2,138,550)
Human Development Index
0.951
0.955
GDP per capita
$42,400 US
$35,600 US
Literacy Rate
98%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
8.1
6.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.6%
19.6%
Wealthiest Citizens
Karl Wlaschek ($4.2bn US)
Bernard Arnault ($16.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
4.200%
9.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
republic
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)
486 (Frankish tribes unified); 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire)
Religions
Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4% overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
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)
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) overseas departments: French, Creole patois
Exports
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs
machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages
External Debt
$883,500,000,000 $
$5,633,000,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6799 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
2.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
40
Location
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
Area
83,871 km sq
643,801 km sq
Coastline
0 km
0 km
Climate
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
