Full country name: The Republic of Austria
Area: 83,854 sq km
Population: 8,139,000
Capital city: Vienna (pop: 1.64 million)
People: 97% Germanic origin, 2% Slovene & Croat and 1% Turkish
Languages: 97% German, plus some Turkish, Slovene and Croat
Religion: 88% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant
Government: Federal Republic
President: Thomas Klestil
Chancellor: Wolfgang Schόessel

GDP: US$185 billion
GDP per head: US$22,700
Annual growth:2.9%
Inflation: 0.9%
Major industries: Machinery, textiles, iron & steel and timber
Major trading partners: EU (esp. Germany, Italy), Japan and Switzerland