Austria

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PropertyTypeValueUnitRankEmpirical methodDateComparison
Birth ratePopulation property8.65Per 1000 Inhabitants215Estimation2010Birth rate
Death ratePopulation property10.05Per 1000 Inhabitants61Estimation2010Death rate
Infant Mortality RateHealth property4.37Per 1000 Live Births200Estimation2010Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at BirthPopulation property79.65Years28Estimation2010Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration RatePopulation property1.83Per 1000 Inhabitants39Estimation2010Net Migration Rate
Population growth ratePopulation property0.04Percent191Estimation2010Population growth rate
Total Fertility RatePopulation property1.39Born per Woman199Estimation2010Total Fertility Rate
Electricity productionEconomic property66780Gigawatt hour40EstimationElectricity production
Natural gas consumptionEconomic property83901 Mil. Cubic metre50EstimationNatural gas consumption
Natural gas productionEconomic property15321 Mil. Cubic metre60EstimationNatural gas production
GDP growth rateEconomic property-3.50Percent170EstimationGDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)Economic property39400Dollar21EstimationGDP - per capita (PPP)
GDPEconomic property321800Million dollar37EstimationGDP
Industrial production growth rateEconomic property-16.50Percent155EstimationIndustrial production growth rate
Inflation rateEconomic property0.40Percent29EstimationInflation rate
Oil consumptionEconomic property244.91000 Barrel per day49EstimationOil consumption
Oil productionEconomic property19.361000 Barrel per day76EstimationOil production
Unemployment rateEconomic property4.70Percent42EstimationUnemployment rate
AreaGeo property83871Square kilometer113Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence RateHealth property0.20Percent93HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deathsHealth property100153HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDSHealth property9800105People living with HIV/AIDS
Population sizePopulation property821416092Population size
Organisation / GroupAimstatus
International Organization of the French-speaking Worldfounded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between themobserver
Asian Development Bankto promote regional economic cooperationnonregional member
African Development Bank Groupto promote economic development and social progressnonregional member
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zoneto enhance regional stability through economic cooperationobserver
Organization of American Statesto promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social developmentobserver
Southeast European Cooperative Initiativeto encourage cooperation among participating states and to facilitate their integration into European structuresobserver
United Nations Security Councilto maintain international peace and securitytemporary
Australia Groupto consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
Bank for International Settlementsto promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Council of Europeto promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
Central European Initiativeto form an economic and political cooperation group for the region between the Adriatic and the Baltic Seas
European Organization for Nuclear Researchto foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Councilto discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
European Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentto facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
European Investment Bankto promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors, the EEC and the EC
European Space Agencyto promote peaceful cooperation in space research and technology
Food and Agriculture Organizationto raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Financial Action Task Forceto develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Group of 9to discuss matters of mutual interest on an informal basis
Inter-American Development Bankto promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agencyto promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentto provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organizationto promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerceto promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Courtto hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movementto promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Associationto provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Energy Agencyto promote cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and oil producers;established by the OECD
International Fund for Agricultural Developmentto promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporationto support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societiesto organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organizationto deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fundto promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organizationto deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organizationto promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committeeto promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migrationto facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Unionfosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardizationto promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organizationto act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Unionto deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederationto promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agencyencourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chadto create the security and conditions which will to contribute to the protection of refugees, displaced persons, and citizens in danger, to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad and the northeastern Central African Republic, to create favorable conditions for the reconstruction and economic and social development of these areas
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Saharato supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western Sahara;established by the UN Security Council
Nuclear Energy Agencyto promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy;associated with OECD
Nuclear Suppliers Groupto establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmentto promote economic cooperation and development
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponsto enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europeto foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures
Paris Clubto provide a forum for debtor countries to negotiate rescheduling of debt service payments or loans extended by governments or official agencies of participating countries;to help restore normal trade and project finance to debtor countries
Permanent Court of Arbitrationto facilitate the settlement of international disputes
Partnership for Peaceto expand and intensify political and military cooperation throughout Europe, increase stability, diminish threats to peace, and build relationships by promoting the spirit of practical cooperation and commitment to democratic principles that underpin NATO;program under the auspices of NATO
Schengen Conventionto allow free movement within an area without internal border controls
United Nationsto maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentto promote international trade
United Nations Disengagement Observer Forceto observe the 1973 Arab-Israeli cease-fire;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizationto promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprusto serve as a peacekeeping force between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeesto ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Truce Supervision Organizationto supervise the 1948 Arab-Israeli cease-fire;currently supports timely deployment of reinforcements to other peacekeeping operations in the region as needed;initially established by the UN Security Council
World Tourism Organizationto promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Unionto promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organizationto promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unionsto promote the trade union movement
World Health Organizationto deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organizationto furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organizationto sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organizationto provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
Zangger Committeeto establish guidelines for the export control provisions of the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT)
Economic and Monetary Union
European Union

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Description

Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. In January 2009, Austria assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2009-10 term.

Government type

federal republic

Religions

Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)

Natural Resources

oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower

Export commodities

machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs