Austria is one of thirteen countries in Europe belonging to the Euro.
Austria (
German:
Österreich (
Österreich (
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info)), see also
other languages), officially the
Republic of Austria (
German:
Republik Österreich (
Republik Österreich (
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info)),
IPA: ˌʁepʊ'bliːk ˌøːstə'ʁaɪç), is a
landlocked country in
Central Europe. It borders
Germany and the
Czech Republic to the north,
Slovakia and
Hungary to the east,
Slovenia and
Italy to the south, and
Switzerland and
Liechtenstein to the west. Its capital
city is
Vienna.
The origins of modern Austria date back to the
ninth century, when the countryside of upper and lower Austria became increasingly populated. The name "Ostarrichi" is first documented in an official document from 996. Since then this word has developed into the German word
Österreich.
Austria is a
parliamentary representative democracy consisting of nine federal states and is one of six European countries that have declared
permanent neutrality and one of the few countries that includes the concept of everlasting neutrality in their
constitution. Austria has been a member of the
United Nations since 1955 and joined the
European Union in 1995.
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