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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