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