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Just south of Germany and the Czech Republic. The western half is mountainous - in the Alps. Capital: Vienna.
The Republic of Austria is a member of NATO and the European Union.
Per capita GDP:
2007 $39,300 (Ranks 16th)
2006 $34,600
2005 $32,500
2004 $31,300
2003 $30,000
GDP annual growth rate estimated for 2007: 3.3 percent. (Ranks 156th)
GDP growth for 2004: 1.9 percent.
Factbook: High health and pension costs poses "fundamental problems in tax and welfare policies."
For 2008 deaths: 9.91; births: 8.66
Estimate for July 2008: 8.205 million, up from 8.2 million in 2005. Growth rate: 0.064 percent per year.
More arriving than leaving. A net gain of 1.88 per 1,000 population.
Infant mortality estimated for 2008: 4.48 (deaths before the age of one year, per 1,000 live births.
Average life expectancy at birth estimated for 2008: 79.36 years
Living with HIV/AIDS, ages 15 to 49: 0.3 percent (2003).
15 percent of Catholics attend mass weekly (New York Times, April 19, 2005).
SOURCES:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Copyright © 2008 by Frank E. Smitha. All rights reserved.