Austria
Austria Austria or officially the Republic of Austria is a federal republic and a landlocked country located in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany in the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometers, with a population of about 8.7 million Austria's political system is a semi-presidential parliamentary representative democracy that includes nine federal states and the capital (Vienna) which is the largest city, with a population of more than 1.7 million people. Austria is one of the richest countries in the world, with nominal GDP per capita of about $ 46,330 (2012 Expectations). The country set a high standard of living in 2011 and was ranked 19th in the world in terms of the Human Development Index. Austria has been a member of the United Nations since 1955, joined the European Union in 1995, and is one o...