Austria

Austria pop. ca. 7.5m is a small landlocked country in Central Europe. It is a federation of 9 states.

Capital: Vienna pop. ca. 1.8m

Language Spoken: GermanLanguage and a large number of dialects. See AustriaLanguage.

Neighbours: Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic.

Currently (2001) there is a right-wing coalition in the government made up of the FPOE and the OEVP.