Some information we hope you find usefull when picking your destination. If this is your first visit to
Austria then this information
could help you prepare for your holiday in
Austria and hopefully with your car-hire selection.
Austria is located near
Central Europe, north of Italy and SloveniaAustria shares it's boundaries with the following countries ([country name] [length of boundary])
Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km.
Austria has
0 km (landlocked) of coastline and it's climate tends to be
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers it's terrain for those interested
is
in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping.
The population of
Austria is
8,205,533 it's capital is
Vienna and the most commonly spoken languages are
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census).
information is uptodate, retrieved from Central Intelligence Agency
