Austria Facts and Figures.

Austria Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Austria Vienna 83,858 sq km 32,378 sq mi PEOPLE Population 8,205,533 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.06 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 8,189,560 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 7,520,950 (2050 estimate) Population density 100 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 258 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 66 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 34 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Vienna 1,651,437 (2006 estimate) Graz 244,604 (2006 estimate) Linz 188,362 (2006 estimate) Salzburg 148,473 (2006 estimate) Innsbruck 116,851 (2006 estimate) Ethnic groups German 99.4 percent Croatian 0.3 percent S lovene 0.2 percent O ther 0.1 percent Languages German (official), Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, English Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 76 percent Protestant 5 percent Nonreligious 7 percent Muslims 2 percent O ther 10 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 79.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 82.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 76.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 273 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 121 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 5.8 percent (2002-2003) 9 years (2002-2003) 13 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Head of state Head of government Legislature Federal republic with parliamentary democracy Federal president Federal chancellor Bicameral legislature Nationalrat (National Council): 183 members Bundesrat (Federal Council): 64 members Voting qualifications Constitution Highest court Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) First-level political divisions Universal at age 18; compulsory for presidential elections 1920; revised 1929; reinstated 1 May 1945 Supreme Constitutional Court, Supreme Administrative Court, Supreme Judicial Court Army, Air Force 39,900 (2004) 1 percent (2003) 9 states ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $322 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $38,884.80 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 1.7 percent (2006) I ndustry 30.9 percent (2006) Services 67.4 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 4,041,550 (2006) 6 percent (2005) I ndustry 28 percent (2005) Services 67 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 4.9 percent (2004) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $128,232 million (2006) Total expenditure $135,319 million (2006) Monetary unit* 1 euro (EUR), consisting of 100 cents *The Austrian schilling (S) became linked to the EU single currency, the euro (EUR), on 1 January 1999 at a fixed rate of 13.7603 to 1 euro (EUR). Euro coins and bills replaced the Austrian schilling as the national currency on January 1, 2002. Agriculture Wheat, barley, maize, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, apples, rye, dairy products Mining Iron ore, crude petroleum, coal, natural gas Manufacturing Machinery, metals and metal products, chemical products, food products, wood and paper products Major exports Specialized and general industrial machinery, metal manufactures, electrical machinery, vehicles, paper and paper manufactures, iron and steel, textiles, engines, telecommunications and sound equipment Major imports Industrial and general machinery, vehicles and parts, clothing and accessories, metals, food products, metal manufactures, textiles, office machines, petroleum and petroleum products Major trade partners for exports Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom Major trade partners for imports Germany, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, Netherlands ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 36.74 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 58.85 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) 4.41 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 751 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 450 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 540 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 713 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 294 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 599 (2004) 100 percent (2003) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.