1. AUSTRIA
1. Geography
2. Basic facts
3. History
4. Policy
5. Culture

2. 1. Geography
 Located in Central Europe
 No direct sea access

3.  Surface area: 38.000 km2
 9 federal states
 Capital: Vienna
 8 bordering countries

4. 2. Basic facts
 Member of the European Union since
1995
 Currency: Euro
 Official language: German
 Population: 8.4 million
 Different ethic groups

5. 3. History of Austria
 Holy Roman Empire
 1867: Austria-Hungary empire
 After World War I: Republic German-Austria
 1938: „Anschluss“
 1955: Austria became permanently neutral

6. 4.Political facts
President: Chancellor:
Heinz Fischer Werner
Faymann

7.  2 Biggest Parties: ÖVP SPÖ
 FPÖ
 Jörg Haider (BZÖ)

8. 5. Culture

9. Vienna

10. Styria (capital:Graz)

11. Salzburg (capital: Salzburg)

12. Questions
 Austria is a memeber of the European
Union since.....
1. 2001
2. 1995
3. 1996
4. 2005

13.  The capital of Austria is...
1. Linz
2. Graz
3. Vienna
4. Klagenfurt

14.  Austria was part of the Holy Roman
Empire.
1. True
2. False

15.  We have a right party in Austria, which
is called..
1. KPÖ
2. SPÖ
3. ÖVP
4. FPÖ

16. Thank you for your attention!!!