Austria

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AustriaBy: Morgan Gumhalter

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People

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Religion

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History

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Education

Language Cuisine Sports Holidays

Money Alphabet Ice Hockey Music

• Total area- 32,382 square miles• Land area- 31, 832• Location- South Central Europe• 2 major features- Lake Neusiedler See, and

the Alpine Foreland• Neighbors-Switzerland, Liechtenstein,

Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovania, and Italy

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• Topography- Austria is primarily mountainous, with the Alps and foothills covering the western and southern provinces. The eastern provinces and Vienna are located in the Danube River Basin.

• Capital- Vienna: population- 2,315,000 • Climate-temperate: continental, cloudy

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• cold winters with rain and snow in the lowlands and in the mountains; moderate summers with some showers

• 2 major features- Lake Neusiedler See, and the Alpine Foreland

• Neighbors-Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovania, and Italy

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•Type: Federal Republic•Head of State: President Heinz Fisher

•Head of Government: Chancellor Werner Faymann

•The Chancellor is considered to be the most powerful position in Austrian politics

•Vice-Chancellor: Josef Pröll

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•Vice-Chancellor: Josef Pröll•Defense budget- $3.6 billion

•Active troops- 34,900•All males who are 18 are fit to have 6 months of

military service

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•All males who are 18 are fit to have 6 months of military service

•Both men and women at the age of 16 are eligible for voluntary service

•Women volunteers are aloud to become professional soldiers

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•Population: 8,210,281•13,00 to 40,00 Slovenes in the state of Carinthia

as well as Croats•Hungarians in Burgenland have been recognized

as a minority

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People

• At the end of the 20th century, about 74% of Austrians were Roman Catholic

• 5% considered themselves Protestants • About 12% considered that they have no

religion

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•Austria is the 12th richest country in the world•It has a well developed social market economy

•It has a very high standard of living•Until the 1980’s, many of their largest industry

firms were nationalized

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•Austria was settled in ancient times, occupied by pre-roman times by various Celtic tribes

•The Celtic kingdom of Noricum was later claimed by the Roman Empire and made a province

•Present day Petronell-Carnuntum in Eastern Austria was an important army camp which

became known as Upper Pannonia province

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• Fifty thousand people Carnuntum their home for nearly 400 years

• The first record showing the name Austria is from 996 referring to the territory of Babenberg March

• With the death of Frederick 2, (Duke of Austria) in 1246, the line of Babenbergs were extinct

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•In Austria, you have to attend 9 years of school (to the age of 15)

•Kindergarten education is free in most states and provided for children between the ages of 3 and 6

years old•Maximum class size is 30 but, can be as low as

15 children•Lessons begin at 8 A.M. and last to about noon or

1 P.M.

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•German is Austria’s official language•It is spoken natively by 88.6% of the population

•Turkish (2.3%), Serbian (2.2%), Croatian (1.6%)•Hungarian (0.5%), Bosnian (0.4%)

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•Austria is famous for its beef, pork, and many variations of vegetables

•The cuisine has been influenced by Hungarian, Bohemia Czech, Jewish, Italian, Balkan, and

French cuisine•The Austrian cuisine is one of the most

multicultural in Europe

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•Alpine Skiing is a prominent sport in Austria•Snowboarding and ski-jumping are also widely popular

•A popular team sport is football (soccer)•Austria also has national leagues like ice hockey and basketball

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•January 1st- New Year •January 6th- Epiphany

•May 1st- Labor Day•August 15th- Assumption

•October 26th- National Day•November 1st- All Saints Day

•December 8th- Immaculate Conception•December 25th- Christmas

•December 26th- Boxing Day

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•Austrian money is called “Euro” •20 U.S. dollars is 16.13720 Euro

•This is the sign for their money-

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Austrian Alphabet

•A-a•B-be•C-ce•D-de

•E-e•F-ef

•G-ge•H-ha

•I-i•J-jot•K-ka•L-el

•M-em

•N-en•O-o

•P-pe•Q-ku•R-er•S-es•T-te•U-u

•V-vau•W-ve•X-iks

•Y-upsilon•Z-zet

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Ice Hockey

•The Austrian men’s national hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Austria

•The team is ranked 16th in IIHF World Rankings•Their head coach is Bill Gilligan

•Their nickname is the Eagles

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•Austria is the birthplace of many famous composers such as Wolfgang Mozart

•Austria has one notable jazz musician and keyboardist, Josef Zawinul

•Vienna is the European capital of classical music

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