Austria

Basic facts about Austria

Territory: 83,879 km² 

Location: Central Europe (borders with Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, Swizerland, Italiy, Slovenia, Hungary and Slovakia)

Population: 8,600,000 persons

Capital: Vienna

Form of Government: Republic

UN member since: 1955, UN Office in Vienna since 1980

OECD: founder member

EU member since: 1995

Schengen area member since: 1995

Official Language: German

Time zone: GMT + 1 hour. Summer time from last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October (GMT + 2 hours).

Currency: Euro (EUR)

International Airports: Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt

General visa information: The visa requirements of Austria are in line with the provisions and recommendations of the EU and of the Schengen Convention.

Weather: The climate of Austria is continental, with the western oceanic and the southern Mediterranean climate also having an impact. Summer temperature is 25-30 °C on average with occasional heat waves reaching 35-40 °C. The winters are cold with a temperature of -15 – 10 °C.

Electrical plugs: Electrical current is 220 volts, 50 Hz.

Public Holidays

• 1 January – New Year’s Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• Ascension (Thursday), Pentecost (Monday), Corpus Christi (Thursday)
• 15 August (Assumption of Mary)
• 26 October – National Day
• 1 November – All Saints’ Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 25 December – Christmas
• 26 December – St. Stephen’s Day