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Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Nazi Germany annexed Austria in 1938, and the victorious Allies then occupied the country in 1945. As a result, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade after World War II, until a State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's 'perpetual neutrality' as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. Austria joined the EU in 1995, but the obligation to remain neutral kept it from joining NATO, although the country became a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1995. Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.


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Location: Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia

Geographic coordinates: 47 20 N, 13 20 E

Map reference: Europe

Area
Total: 83,871 km²
Land: 82,445 km²
Water: 1,426 km²
Comparative: about the size of South Carolina; slightly more than two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania
Country comparison total: 2,524 km
Country comparison border countries: (8) Czech Republic 402 km; Germany 801 km; Hungary 321 km; Italy 404 km; Liechtenstein 34 km; Slovakia 105 km; Slovenia 299 km; Switzerland 158 km

Land boundaries
Total: 2,524 km
Border countries: (8) Czech Republic 402 km; Germany 801 km; Hungary 321 km; Italy 404 km; Liechtenstein 34 km; Slovakia 105 km; Slovenia 299 km; Switzerland 158 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

Climate: temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers

Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins

Elevation
Highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m
Lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
Mean elevation: 910 m

Natural resources: oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower

Land use
Agricultural land: 38.4% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land arable land: 16.5% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land permanent crops: 0.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land permanent pasture: 21.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land forest: 47.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land other: 14.4% (2018 est.)

Irrigated land: 382 km² (2016)

Major rivers
By length in km: Donau (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km
By length in km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

Major watersheds area km²: Atlantic Ocean drainage: Rhine-Maas (198,735 km²), (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 km²)

Total water withdrawal
Municipal: 720 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial: 2.7 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural: 720 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

Total renewable water resources: 77.7 billion m³ (2020 est.)

Natural hazards: landslides; avalanches; earthquakes

Geography
Note 1: landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere
Note 2: the world's largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi) is the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, about 40 km south of Salzburg; ice caves are bedrock caves that contain year-round ice formations; they differ from glacial caves, which are transient and are formed by melting ice and flowing water within and under glaciers


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Population
Distribution: the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two-thirds of the populace lives in urban areas
Total: 8,967,982
Male: 4,392,898
Female: 4,575,084 (2024 est.)
Growth rate: 0.3% (2024 est.)
Below poverty line: 14.8% (2021 est.)
Below poverty line note: % of population with income below national poverty line

Nationality
Noun: Austrian(s)
Adjective: Austrian

Ethnic groups: Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%, Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.)
Note: data represent population by country of birth

Languages: German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)
Major-language samples: Das Gheos World Guide, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German); Gheos World Guide, the indispensable source for basic information.

Religions: Roman Catholic 55.2%, Muslim 8.3%, Orthodox 4.9%, Evangelical Christian 3.8%, Jewish 0.1%, other 5.4%, none 22.4% (2021 est.)
Note: data on Muslim is a 2016 estimate; data on other/none/unspecified are from 2012-2018 estimates

Demographic profile

Age structure
0-14 years: 14.1% (male 648,639/female 616,334)
15-64 years: 64.7% (male 2,904,587/female 2,898,339)
65 years and over: 21.2% (2024 est.) (male 839,672/female 1,060,411)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 51.1
Youth dependency ratio: 21.7
Elderly dependency ratio: 29.4
Potential support ratio: 3.4 (2021 est.)

Median age
Total: 44.9 years (2024 est.)
Male: 43.6 years
Female: 46.3 years

Population growth rate: 0.3% (2024 est.)

Birth rate: 9.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Death rate: 9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Net migration rate: 3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Population distribution: the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two-thirds of the populace lives in urban areas

Urbanization
Urban population: 59.5% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas
Population: 1.975 million VIENNA (capital) (2023)

Environment
Current issues: some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe; water pollution; the Danube, as well as some of Austria’s other rivers and lakes, are threatened by pollution
International agreements party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements signed but not ratified: Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Antarctic-Environmental Protection

Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions: 11.51 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions: 61.45 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions: 6.34 megatons (2020 est.)

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mothers mean age at first birth: 29.7 years (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio: 5 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate
Total: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 2.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 82.7 years (2024 est.)
Male: 80.1 years
Female: 85.4 years

Total fertility rate: 1.52 children born/woman (2024 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate: 79% (2019)
Note: percent of women aged 16-49

Drinking water source
Improved urban: 100% of population
Unimproved rural: 0% of population
Unimproved total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Unimproved urban: 0% of population

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density: 7.3 beds/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation facility access
Improved urban: 100% of population
Improved rural: 100% of population
Improved total: 100% of population
Unimproved urban: 0% of population
Unimproved rural: 0% of population
Unimproved total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 20.1% (2016)

Alcohol consumption
Per capita total: 11.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita beer: 6.3 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita wine: 3.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita spirits: 1.9 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Per capita other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use
Total: 26.4% (2020 est.)
Male: 27.7% (2020 est.)
Female: 25% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight: NA

Education expenditures: 5.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy
Total population: NA
Male: NA
Female: NA

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Total: 16 years
Male: 16 years
Female: 16 years (2020)

Youth unemployment
Rate ages 15 24 total: 10.9% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 male: 10.6% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 female: 11.3% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment


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Country name
Conventional long form: Republic of Austria
Conventional short form: Austria
Local long form: Republik Oesterreich
Local short form: Oesterreich
Etymology: the name Oesterreich means 'eastern realm' and dates to the 10th century; the designation refers to the fact that Austria was the easternmost extension of both Bavaria and all German peoples; the word Austria is a Latinization of the German name

Government type: federal parliamentary republic

Capital
Name: Vienna
Geographic coordinates: 48 12 N, 16 22 E
Time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Etymology: the origin of the name is disputed but may derive from early Celtic settlements of the area; a plausible reconstructed Celtic name from several centuries B.C. is Vedunia (meaning 'forest stream'), which in Old High German became uuenia (wenia), and later wien (its current German form) in New High German; another possibility is that the name stems from the Roman settlement Vindobona, established around 15 B.C., and its Celtic-derived name (likely from the Celtic windo, meaning 'white, fair, or bright' and bona meaning 'base, fortification, or settlement' to give a connotation of 'white settlement' or 'white fort'); archeological remains of the latter survive at many sites in the center of Vienna

Administrative divisions: 9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna)

Dependent areas

Independence: no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic proclaimed); 27 April 1945 (Second Republic proclaimed)

National holiday: National Day (commemorates passage of the law on permanent neutrality), 26 October (1955)

Constitution
History: several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934, replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation, reinstated 1 May 1945
Amendments: proposed through laws designated 'constitutional laws' or through the constitutional process if the amendment is part of another law; approval required by at least a two-thirds majority vote by the National Assembly and the presence of one-half of the members; a referendum is required only if requested by one-third of the National Council or Federal Council membership; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote; amended many times, last in 2020

Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court

International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Austria
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: President Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (since 26 January 2017)
Head of government: Chancellor Karl NEHAMMER (since 6 December 2021)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the chancellor and appointed by the president
Elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 9 October 2022 (next to be held in 2,028); chancellor appointed by the president but determined by the majority coalition parties in the Federal Assembly; vice chancellor appointed by the president on the advice of the chancellor
Election results: 2022: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN reelected in first round; percent of vote - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent) 56.7%, Walter ROSENKRANZ (FPO) 17.7%, Dominik WLAZNY (Beer Party) 8.3%, Tassilo WALLENTIN (independent) 8.1%, Gerald GROSZ (independent) 5.6%; 2016: Alexander VAN DER BELLEN elected in second round; percent of vote in first round - Norbert HOFER (FPOe) 35.1%, Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (independent, allied with the Greens) 21.3%, Irmgard GRISS (independent) 18.9%, Rudolf HUNDSTORFER (SPOe) 11.3%, Andreas KHOL (OeVP) 11.1%, Richard LUGNER (independent) 2.3%; percent of vote in second round - Alexander VAN DER BELLEN 53.8%, Norbert HOFER 46.2%

Legislative branch
Description: bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung consists of: Federal Council or Bundesrat (61 seats - currently 60; members appointed by state parliaments with each state receiving 3 to 12 seats in proportion to its population; members serve 5- or 6-year terms), National Council or Nationalrat (183 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)
Elections: Federal Council - last appointed in 2021, National Council - last held on 29 September 2024 (next to be held by 30 September 2,029)
Elections results: Federal Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP 42.6%, SPOe 31.2%. FPOe 16.4%, The Greens 8.2%, NEOS 1.6%; seats by party - OeVP 26, SPOe 19, FPOe 10, The Greens 5, NEOS 1; composition - men 32, women 28, percentage women 46.7%, National Council - seats by party - FPOe 57, OeVP 51, SPOe 41, NEOS 18, The Greens 26; composition - men 117, women 66, percentage women 36.1%; total Federal Assembly percentage women 38.7%

Judicial branch
Highest courts: Supreme Court of Justice or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 85 judges organized into 17 senates or panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgerichtshof (consists of 20 judges including 6 substitutes; Administrative Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof - 2 judges plus other members depending on the importance of the case)
Judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges nominated by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; judges serve for life; Constitutional Court judges nominated by several executive branch departments and approved by the president; judges serve for life; Administrative Court judges recommended by executive branch departments and appointed by the president; terms of judges and members determined by the president
Subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (4); Regional Courts (20); district courts (120); county courts

Political parties and leaders: Austrian People's Party or OeVP , Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe , The Greens - The Green Alternative , NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum , Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe

International organization participation: ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Diplomatic representation
In the us: chief of mission: Ambassador Petra SCHNEEBAUER (since 19 APRIL 2023)
In the us chancery: 3,524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20,008-3,035
In the us telephone: [1] (202) 895-6,700
In the us fax: [1] (202) 895-6,750
In the us email address and website: washington-ob@bmeia.gv.at; [link]
In the us consulates general: Los Angeles, New York
In the us consulates: Chicago
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Victoria Reggie KENNEDY (since 12 January 2022)
From the us embassy: Boltzmanngasse 16, 1090, Vienna
From the us mailing address: 9,900 Vienna Place, Washington DC 20,521-9,900
From the us telephone: [43] (1) 31,339 0
From the us fax: [43] (1) 31,339 2017
From the us email address and website: ConsulateVienna@state.gov; [link]

Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red; the flag design is certainly one of the oldest - if not the oldest - national banners in the world; according to tradition, in 1191, following a fierce battle in the Third Crusade, Duke Leopold V of Austria's white tunic became completely blood-spattered; upon removal of his wide belt or sash, a white band was revealed; the red-white-red color combination was subsequently adopted as his banner

National symbols: eagle, edelweiss, Alpine gentian; national colors: red, white

National anthem
Name: 'Bundeshymne' (Federal Hymn)
Lyrics/music: Paula von PRERADOVIC/Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART or Johann HOLZER (disputed)
Note 1: adopted 1947; the anthem is also known as 'Land der Berge, Land am Strome' (Land of the Mountains, Land by the River); Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN, which had been appropriated by Germany in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; a gender-neutral version of the lyrics was adopted by the Austrian Federal Assembly in fall 2011 and became effective 1 January 2012
Note 2: the beloved waltz 'The Blue Danube' ('An der schoenen, blauen Donau'), composed in 1866 by the Austrian composer Johann STRAUSS II, is consistently referred to as Austria's unofficial national anthem

National heritage
Total world heritage sites: 12 (11 cultural, 1 natural)
Selected world heritage site locales:


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Economy overview: one of the strongest EU and euro economies; diversified trade portfolios and relations; enormous trade economy; Russian energy dependence, but investing in alternative energy; aging labor force but large refugee population; large government debt

Real gdp purchasing power parity: $590.354 billion (2023 est.); $595.287 billion (2022 est.); $567.987 billion (2021 est.)
Note: data in 2021 dollars

Real gdp growth rate: -0.83% (2023 est.); 4.81% (2022 est.); 4.24% (2021 est.)
Note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real gdp per capita: $64,600 (2023 est.); $65,800 (2022 est.); $63,400 (2021 est.)
Note: data in 2021 dollars

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 51.8% (2023 est.)
Government consumption: 20.3% (2023 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 24.4% (2023 est.)
Investment in inventories: 0.9% (2023 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 59.5% (2023 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -56.6% (2023 est.)
Note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 1.3% (2023 est.)
Industry: 26.3% (2023 est.)
Services: 62.3% (2023 est.)
Note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Agriculture products: milk, sugar beets, maize, wheat, barley, potatoes, pork, grapes, triticale, apples (2022)
Note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Industries: construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and paper, electronics, tourism

Industrial production growth rate: -1.99% (2023 est.)
Note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Labor force: 4.825 million (2023 est.)
Note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Unemployment rate: 5.24% (2023 est.); 4.99% (2022 est.); 6.46% (2021 est.)
Note: % of labor force seeking employment

Youth unemployment
Rate ages 15 24 total: 10.9% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 male: 10.6% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 female: 11.3% (2023 est.)
Rate ages 15 24 note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

Population below poverty line: 14.8% (2021 est.)
Note: % of population with income below national poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget
Revenues: $212.218 billion (2022 est.)
Expenditures: $225.52 billion (2022 est.)
Note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenses converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

Taxes and other revenues: 26.24% (of GDP) (2022 est.)
Note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

Public debt: 75.05% of GDP (2022 est.)
Note: central government debt as a % of GDP

Revenue
From forest resources: 0.07% of GDP (2018 est.)
From coal: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)

Fiscal year

Inflation rate consumer prices: 7.81% (2023 est.); 8.55% (2022 est.); 2.77% (2021 est.)
Note: annual % change based on consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance: $13.686 billion (2023 est.); -$1.29 billion (2022 est.); $7.77 billion (2021 est.)
Note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

Exports: $306.466 billion (2023 est.); $292.012 billion (2022 est.); $267.791 billion (2021 est.)
Note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Partners: Germany 28%, US 7%, Italy 7%, Switzerland 5%, Hungary 5% (2022)
Partners note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
Commodities: cars, packaged medicine, vaccines, plastic products, electricity (2022)
Commodities note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Imports: $288.146 billion (2023 est.); $290.277 billion (2022 est.); $264.231 billion (2021 est.)
Note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Partners: Germany 40%, Italy 7%, Czechia 5%, Switzerland 5%, Netherlands 4% (2022)
Partners note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
Commodities: cars, refined petroleum, gold, garments, broadcasting equipment (2022)
Commodities note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $31.212 billion (2023 est.); $33.078 billion (2022 est.); $33.957 billion (2021 est.)
Note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates:


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Electricity
Access electrification total population: 100% (2022 est.)
Installed generating capacity: 29.81 million kW (2022 est.)
Consumption: 65.168 billion kWh (2022 est.)
Exports: 19.882 billion kWh (2022 est.)
Imports: 28.595 billion kWh (2022 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses: 3.252 billion kWh (2022 est.)
Generation sources fossil fuels: 25.1% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)
Generation sources solar: 4.5% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)
Generation sources wind: 11.7% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)
Generation sources hydroelectricity: 51.2% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)
Generation sources biomass and waste: 7.5% of total installed capacity (2022 est.)

Coal
Production: 1.271 million metric tons (2022 est.)
Consumption: 5.026 million metric tons (2022 est.)
Exports: 2,000 metric tons (2022 est.)
Imports: 4.152 million metric tons (2022 est.)

Petroleum
Total petroleum production: 18,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Refined petroleum consumption: 245,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Crude oil estimated reserves: 35.2 million barrels (2021 est.)

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas
Production: 618.209 million m³ (2022 est.)
Consumption: 8.136 billion m³ (2022 est.)
Imports: 12.132 billion m³ (2022 est.)
Proven reserves: 5.04 billion m³ (2021 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions: 57.876 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)
From coal and metallurgical coke: 9.483 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids: 32.758 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)
From consumed natural gas: 15.636 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2022 est.)

Energy consumption per capita: 123.11 million Btu/person (2022 est.)


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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 3.544 million (2022 est.)
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (2022 est.)
Mobile cellular total subscriptions: 11.035 million (2022 est.)
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 123 (2022 est.)

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


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Military expenditures: 1% of GDP (2024 est.); 0.9% of GDP (2023 est.); 0.7% of GDP (2022); 0.8% of GDP (2021); 0.7% of GDP (2020)

Military and security forces: Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer): Land Forces, Air Forces, Cyber Forces, Special Operations Forces, Militia (reserves) (2024)
Note 1: the federal police maintain internal security and report to the Ministry of the Interior
Note 2: the militia is comprised of men and women who have done their basic military or training service and continue to perform a task in the armed forces; they are integrated into the military but have civilian jobs and only participate in exercises or operations; missions for the militia may include providing disaster relief, assisting security police, and protecting critical infrastructure (energy, water, etc.), as well as deployments on missions abroad

Military service age and obligation: registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; men above the age of 18 are subject to compulsory military service; women may volunteer; compulsory service is for 6 months, or optionally, alternative civil/community service (Zivildienst) for 9 months (2024)
Note 1: as of 2023, women made up about 4% of the military's full-time personnel
Note 2: in a January 2013 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system

Space program

Terrorist groups: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)
Note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide


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National air transport system
Number of registered air carriers: 11 (2020)
Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 130
Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 12,935,505 (2018)
Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 373.51 million (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: OE

Airports: 61 (2024)

Heliports: 105 (2024)

Pipelines: 1,888 km gas, 594 km oil, 157 km refined products (2017)

Railways

Roadways
Total: 126,233 km (2022)

Waterways: 358 km (2011)

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


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Disputes international

Refugees and internally displaced persons
Refugees country of origin: 68,700 (Syria), 43,725 (Afghanistan), 10,110 (Iraq), 8,684 (Somalia), 7,294 (Iran), 6,124 (Russia) (mid-year 2022); 84,135 (Ukraine) (as of 11 March 2024)
Stateless persons: 3,219 (2022)

Illicit drugs: transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; increasing consumption of European-produced synthetic drugs