Basic Data
- Name: Republic of Austria
- Area: 83 858 Km2
- Population: 8.174.762 inhabitants
- Capital: Vienna, 1 600 000 inhabitants, 414 km2
- Official Language: German
- Currency: Euro
- Time zone: GMT + 1, GMT + 2 (April - September)
- Neighbouring countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany
- Other important cities: Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck
- Climate: Continental moderated climate, the average temperature in summer is 20°C, the coldest month is January with an average temperature in winter of -2°C
- Insurance: Visitors should take out insurance in their country before travelling to Austria
- Public Holidays:
- New Year’s Day (1.1)
- Epiphany (6.1)
- Easter Monday
- Labor Day (1.5)
- Ascension
- Whit Monday
- Corpus Christi
- Assumption (15.8)
- National Day (26.10)
- All saints (1.11)
- Immaculate Conception (8.12)
- Christmas Day (25.12)
- Boxing day (26.12)
- Telephone: The dialing code for Austria from abroad is +43, Vienna +43-1, for international calls from Austria : 00 + country code + area code + phone number
- Voltage: 220 volts
- Typical products and souvenirs: Swarovski crystals, chocolates, wines and others
- Distances between Vienna and other European cities:
- Vienna - Budapest (Hungary) : 250 km
- Vienna - Prague (Czech Republic) : 310 km
- Vienna - Cracow (Poland) : 440 km
- Vienna - Salzburg (Austria) : 300 km
- Vienna - Innsbruck (Austria) : 477 km
- Vienna - Brno (Czech Republic) : 127 km
- Vienna - Venetia (Italy) : 614 km
- Viena - Ljubljana (Slovenia) : 381 km
- Vienna - Munich (Germany) : 470 km
- Vienna - Bratislava (Slovakia) : 80 km
- Speed limits: In urban areas: 50 km/h, outside of urban areas: 90 km/h, on motorways: 130 km/h
- The permissible blood alcohol level for drivers: 0,00 %
- Passports and visas: A valid passport is required to travel to Austria and a Schengen group visa for citizens of those countries that need visa to travel to the Schengen group countries.
- Public transport in Vienna : The underground railway (metro) has five lines U1, U2, U3, U4, U6. There are also trams and buses. The metro operates from 05:00 in the morning until 00:00 in the evening.