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Austria
Republic of Austria
Republik Österreich
Political Status: Federal republic established in 1918; reestablished in 1945 under Allied occupation; independence restored under the Four-Power Treaty of July 27, 1955.
Area: 32,376 sq. mi. (83,853 sq. km).
Population: 8,423,136 (2013E—UN); 8,221,646 (2013E—U.S. Census).
Major Urban Centers (2013E): VIENNA (1,731,236), Graz (265,318), Linz (191,107), Salzburg (148,528), Innsbruck (121,329).
Official Languages: German, Croatian (in Burgenland), Slovene (in Carinthia).
Monetary Unit: Euro (market rate November 1, 2013: 0.74 euro = $1US).
Federal President: Heinz FISCHER (Social Democratic Party of Austria); elected on April 25, 2004, and sworn in for a six-year term on July 8 to succeed Thomas KLESTIL (independent), who had been constitutionally precluded from running for a third term and who had died on July 6; ...