Austria
Government type: parliamentary
democracy
National capital: Vienna
National holiday: Staatsfeiertag 1 May
Area:
total: 32,378 sq km
Natural resources: iron ore, oil, magnetite
People:
Population: 8,023,244
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18%
15-64 years: 67%
65 years and over: 15%
Population growth rate: 0.1%
Birth rate: 11 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 10 deaths/1,000 population
Infant mortality rate: 6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
male: 73 years
female: 80 years
Religions: Protestant
6%, Roman Catholic 85%,
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
Education: compulsory ages 6-15
Currency: Schilling
Language: German (official)
Televisions: 1 per 3 people
Radios: 1 per
1.7 people
Telephones: 1 per 2.0 people
Daily newspapers: 394 per 1000 people