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Places in News: Austria
Context:
Prime Minister visits Austria for the first time since June 1983. The India-Austria relationship is founded on trust and friendship and promises a strong future.
About Austria
- Location: It is a landlocked country located in Central Europe
- Capital: Vienna
- Official Language: German
- Neighbouring Countries: Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein
- Major Rivers: Danube (shared with Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania), Inn, Drava, Mur.
- Major lakes: Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany)
- Mountain Ranges: Alps (covers about 62% of Austria’s land area)
- Economy: It ranks fifth in the European Union in terms of GDP per capita with €44 000, well above the EU average (€35 500).
- International Relations: Joined the European Union in 1995, Member of the United Nations, the Schengen Area.
- It is also a member of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Trade Organization (WTO), and World Health Organization (WHO)
- Major organisation with their Headquarters in Austria:
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
