Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Ralph Gonsalves
Population
8,219,743
103,537
Life Expectancy
79.910 years
74.390 years
Capital City
Vienna
Largest city
Wien (population: 1,569,320)
Kingstown (population: 24,518)
Human Development Index
0.951
0.766
GDP per capita
$42,400 US
Literacy Rate
98%
96%
Corruption Perception Index
8.1
6.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.6%
18.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Karl Wlaschek ($4.2bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
4.200%
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)
Religions
Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%
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, French patois
Exports
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs
External Debt
$883,500,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
0
Location
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Area
83,871 km sq
389 km sq
Coastline
0 km
84 km
Climate
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
tropical; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
