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Austria

Austria is a landlocked country of approximately 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Germany and the Czech Republic to the north and Slovenia and Italy to the south.

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Who was the President of Austria in 2007?

Heinz Fischer (born 9 October 1938) was the federal President of Austria in 2013. He took office on 2004 July 8, and was re-elected on 2010 April 25, for a second and final term, ending 2016 July 8.

Who is the Prime Minister of Austria?

In current-day Austria, the Head of State is held by the office of Federal President (Bundespräsident), which is mostly a ceremonial position.

The effective Head of Government is the Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler), a position which is nominally appointed (by the President), but which effectively is held by the leader of the majority party in the lower chamber of parliament (the National Council).

What percentage of Austria is urban and rural?

Urban: 67%

Rural: 33%

Rate of Urbanization: 0.7% annually

How much a year does the President of Austria make?

Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria, makes approximately $428,628 US dollars per year.

Does the country Austria still exist?

Austria is a country that touches Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.

What are the speed limits on most roads in austria?

currently, standard speed limits are:

50 (city)

100 (freeways, two-way-traffic)

130 (highways, one-way-traffic)

those limits are always valid, signs would tell you if other speed limits apply.

in smaller streets in towns and cities, more and more "30 zones" are installed.

What is the altitude of Innsbruck Austria?

Innsbruck is at an altitude of only 575 m (1886 ft), the city is nevertheless wedged at the foot of two mountain masses

Which is a European country Algeria or Austria?

Austria is a European country. Algeria is in Africa.

What is a typical home in Austria?

Hello!

In Austria, we have a different types of houses. Its variable from the place and the time it was built.

This is the "Altstadt" (a old part of a city) in Hallein

But we have also this

In the countryside, houses mostly look like this:

or this

The walls are mostly very massive, made out of bricks. Inside there are a lot of wooden things and in farmhouses there are often furnances called "Kachelofen" in the livingroom or in the kitchen.

When was Universidad de San Felipe de Austria created?

Universidad de San Felipe de Austria was created in 1640.

How many square miles is Vienna?

Vienna, Austria, has a total land and water area of 160.2square miles.

When were Austria's present borders created?

Austria and Hungary became separate countries

What is galicia?

Galicia (sometimes spelled 'Galiza'.) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain, and was one of the first kingdoms of Europe[ Galicia was also the English name for the largest, and poorest, province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The German name was Galizien.

What problems did Napoleon have in Spain and Austria?

Napoleon made three basic mistakes in Spain:

a. He imposed an unpopular 'king' on the Spanish.

b. His method of feeding his army involved taking food by force from the locals rather than paying for it as did wellington. Thus, just about every Spaniard became an enemy causing him to waste troops on guarding duties.

c. His generals failed to alter their battle tactics in response to the success of the British line defence and so lost every major battle they fought against the British from Portugal right up to Paris (and beyond at Waterloo). They also did not know how to cope with the Guerilla warfare

There is of course much more to all of this but I believe in essence that these were his three big errors in Spain.

What was the relationship of Austria to world affairs during the period from 1500 to 1700?

It was a super power in Europe and the Balkan, But did not have colonies in the new world.