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==Background of Austria==
==Background of Austria==
Austria has a well-developed social market economy with a high standard of living and close ties to other EU economies, especially Germany's.
Austria has a well-developed social market economy with a high standard of living and close ties to other EU economies, especially Germany's.
==Geography of Austria==
*Location: Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
*Geographic coordinates: 47 20 N, 13 20 E
*Area: total: 83,871 sq km
*land: 82,445 sq km
*water: 1,426 sq km
*Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Maine
*Land boundaries: total: 2,524 km
*border countries: Czech Republic 402 km, Germany 801 km, Hungary 321 km, Italy 404 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Slovakia 105 km,
*Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
*Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
*Climate: temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers
*Terrain: in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping
*Elevation extremes: lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
*highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m
*Natural resources: oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
*Land use: arable land: 16.25%
*permanent crops: 0.77%
*other: 82.98% (2011)
*Irrigated land: 1,170 sq km (2007)
*Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 3.66 cu km/yr (18%/79%/3%)
*per capita: 452.4 cu m/yr (2008)
*Natural hazards: landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
*Environment - current issues: some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe
*Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
*Geography - note: landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere
==Demographics of Austria==
*Population: 8,223,062 (July 2014 est.)
*Age structure: 0-14 years: 13.6% (male 573,146/female 546,596),15-24 years: 11.6% (male 488,564/female 468,891),25-54 years: 42.9% (male , 1,766,729/female 1,756,880) ,55-64 years: 12.7% (male 515,913/female 528,988), 65 years and over: 19.2% (male 670,750/female 906,605) (2014 est.)
*Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 49.1 %, youth dependency ratio: 21.6 %,elderly dependency ratio: 27.6 %, potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)
*Median age: total: 44.3 years, male: 43.2 years, female: 45.3 years (2014 est.)
*Population growth rate: 0.01% (2014 est.)
*Birth rate: 8.76 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
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