Good Reasons for Choosing Austria:
TOPOGRAPHY
Geographic location:
- Total area 83,859 km²
- Located in Central Europe
- Population in 2001 - 8 .13 million
- Labour force participation rate 72.4 % (of people aged 15 to 65)
- Interface between Central and Eastern Europe
- Excellent transport connections (air, rail, road)
States (Bundesländer):
There are nine states with a capital each. Vienna is one of these states and the capital of Austria at the same time.
States/capitals:
- Burgenland / Eisenstadt
- Carinthia / Klagenfurt
- Lower Austria / St. Pölten
- Upper Austria / Linz
- Salzburg / Salzburg
- Styria / Graz
- Tyrol / Innsbruck
- Vorarlberg / Bregenz
- Vienna
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Vienna – number 1 worldwide, according to the ICCA ranking
Neighbouring countries:
- Germany
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
Language
- German
- Everyone employed in the tourism or conference industries speaks English and one further foreign language
Climate:
Austria lies in the temperate climate zone. The transitional climate ranges between a temperate, more Atlantic climate in the west and a more continental climate in the east. Precipitation increases towards the west and at higher altitudes. A varied relief and a multitude of climates generate a flora and fauna rich in species. Austria is one of Europe’s most densely wooded countries (46% of the total area).
Economy:
- Stabile economy
- Low inflation rate
- Low unemployment rate
- Social stability – high quality of life
- Stabile currency: Euro
- Home to various international organizations (UNO, IAEO, UNIDO, OPEC, UNESCO, etc.) Vienna is the third UNO headquarters – along with New York and Geneva
Austria is a highly developed industrialized country with a significant share in services. Important industries are the food, beverage and tobacco industries, the machinery and steel manufacture, the electrical and electronics industries, the chemical industry and the automotive industry. Austria does business with approx. 150 countries. Two thirds of all foreign trade is done with European Union members.
Austria’s economic stability is also reflected in a high employment level. Within the EU but also on a global scale, the Austrian Republic’s low unemployment rate ranks among the top.
