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Capital: Vienna
Area size: 82730 sq. km Slightly smaller than Portugal
Time zone: Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2
Currency: Euro
Area code: (+) 43
Driving: Right
Climate description: Temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
German and several local dialects. Serbo-Croatian, Romani, Slovene and Hungarian are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2007 8.4 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 8.4 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 8.3 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 8.3 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 8.2 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 8.2 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 8.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 8.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
10.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
People are mostly of Germanic origin. There are Slav, Polish, Hungarian and Roma minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholics 84 percent, Protestants 6 percent, Lutheran Evangelists 5 percent, and 4 percent Muslims
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 66.2 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 66.1 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 66.0 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 65.9 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 65.9 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 65.8 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 65.8 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 65.8 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1918
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
98 (2006)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15
2005 15.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 15.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 16.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 16.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 16.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 16.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002


Average life expectancy
2005 79.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 79.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 79.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 78.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 78.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 78.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
2005 76.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 76.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 76.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 75.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 75.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 74.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female
2005 82.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 82.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 81.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 81.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 81.3 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 81.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality
2006 4 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 4 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 5 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 4 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2006 5 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 5 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 5 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 No data available percent
1996-2004 No data available percent
1995-2003 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 No data available percent
1995-2001 No data available percent
1995-2000 No data available percent

Maternal mortality
2005 4 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000 4 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 15 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 14 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 17 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 14 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 16 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 14 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population
2002-2004 average <2.5 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average <2.5 percent FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
2006 100 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 100 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 100 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 100 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average
2004 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male
2004 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female
2004 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones
2007 408 per 1,000 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2008
2006 439 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 457 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 468 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 476 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 478 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 493 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 494 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Cellular telephone subscribers
2007 1186 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2006 1131 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 1058 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 978 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 893 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 829 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 807 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 756 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Internet users
2007 568 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2006 513 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 488 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 477 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 458 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 411 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 388 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 334 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)
2008 12 (joint) Transparency International 2008
2007 15 Transparency International 2007
2006 11 (joint) Transparency International
2005 10 Transparency International
2004 13 (joint) Transparency International
2003 14 (joint) Transparency International
2002 15 Transparency International
2001 15 Transparency International
2000 15 (joint) Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2006 39750 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 37180 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 32480 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 27150 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 24120 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 24500 current US$ WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000 26010 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country’s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
2006 322.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 304.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 292.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 255.4 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 207.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 193.2 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 193.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth
2006 3.1  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 2.0  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 2.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 1.1  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 0.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 0.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 3.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
2006 1.6  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 1.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 1.7  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 1.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 1.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 1.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 1.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.3 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
23.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians
2000-2004 338 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 338 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 323 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 302 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
2007 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases
2006 13 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2005 13 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2004 13 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2003 13 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2002 14 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2001 14 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2000 14 per 100,000 people WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2007 23 UNHCR
2006 34 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 66 UNHCR
2004 48 UNHCR
2003 66 UNHCR
2002 72 UNHCR
2001 29 UNHCR
2000 35 UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
2007 30773 UNHCR
2006 25486 UNHCR
2005 21230 UNHCR
2004 17795 UNHCR
2003 16109 UNHCR
2002 14130 UNHCR
2001 14390 UNHCR
2000 15492 UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
No data available

Landmine casualties per year
2004 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
2005 0.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 0.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 0.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 0.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 0.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 0.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education
2002-2005 5.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004 5.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002 5.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001 5.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 5.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 7.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 5.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 5.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 5.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 5.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003


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