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AUSTRIA
1. Geography
2. Basic facts
3. History
4. Policy
5. Culture
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1. Geography
Located in Central Europe
No direct sea access
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Surface area: 38.000 km2
9 federal states
Capital: Vienna
8 bordering countries
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2. Basic facts
Member of the European Union since
1995
Currency: Euro
Official language: German
Population: 8.4 million
Different ethic groups
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3. History of Austria
Holy Roman Empire
1867: Austria-Hungary empire
After World War I: Republic German-Austria
1938: „Anschluss“
1955: Austria became permanently neutral
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4.Political facts
President: Chancellor:
Heinz Fischer Werner
Faymann
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2 Biggest Parties: ÖVP SPÖ
FPÖ
Jörg Haider (BZÖ)
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Styria (capital:Graz)
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Salzburg (capital: Salzburg)
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Questions
Austria is a memeber of the European
Union since.....
1. 2001
2. 1995
3. 1996
4. 2005
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The capital of Austria is...
1. Linz
2. Graz
3. Vienna
4. Klagenfurt
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Austria was part of the Holy Roman
Empire.
1. True
2. False
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We have a right party in Austria, which
is called..
1. KPÖ
2. SPÖ
3. ÖVP
4. FPÖ
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