About Austria
About the Country
Austria is situated in Central Europe covering the Eastern Alps and the
Danube Region. Austria has a land surface of 83,858 square
kilometres (32,369 square miles). Given its location at the heart of
Europe, Austria has been a cross-roads of travel routes between the
major European economic and cultural regions. Austria is a federal
republic consisting of nine independent federal states: Burgenland,
Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria, Vienna
and Vorarlberg.