Walter Mercado Predicciones 2009

Republic of AustriaRepublik Österreich
FlagCoat of arms
Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome  (German)
Land of Mountains, Land by the River
Location of  Austria  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (light green)  — 

Capital
(and largest city)		Vienna
48°12′N 16°21′E / 48.2°N 16.35°E / 48.2; 16.35
Official languagesGerman,
locally also Slovene , Croatian and Hungarian
DemonymAustrian
GovernmentFederal Parliamentary republic
 - PresidentHeinz Fischer
 - ChancellorWerner Faymann
Independence
 - Austrian State Treaty in force
July 27, 1955 
 - Declaration of NeutralityOctober 26, 1955 (before: Austrian Empire: 1804, First Austrian Republic: 1918) 
EU accessionJanuary 1, 1995
Area
 - Total83,872 km2 (115th)
32,383 sq mi 
 - Water (%)1.7
Population
 - 2007 estimate8,316,487 (93rd)
 - 2001 census8,032,926 
 - Density99/km2 (99th)
257/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
 - Total$317.007 billion (34th)
 - Per capita$39,647 (IMF) (8th)
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
 - Total$371.219 billion (23rd)
 - Per capita$44,851 (IMF) (12th)
Gini (2000)29.1 (low) 
HDI (2005)▲ 0,951 (high) (14th)
CurrencyEuro (€) ² (EUR)
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD.at ³
Calling code43
1Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian are officially recognised regional languages and Austrian Sign Language is a protected minority language throughout the country.
2Before 1999: Austrian Schilling.
3The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

Austria /ˈɔːstria/ (help·info) (German: Österreich) ( Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) ( Republik Österreich (help·info)), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both 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. The capital is the city of Vienna on the Danube River.

The origins of Austria date back to the ninth century, when the territory 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 Österreich.

Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy comprising nine federal states and is one of six European countries that have decl