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Austria

Austria
Capital Vienna
83,871 km² · 9,208,163 people (2025) · Euro

The Alps cover roughly sixty percent of the country and around forty percent of it is forest. The Eisriesenwelt near Werfen is the largest ice cave in the world, with about 42 km of passage. Grossglockner reaches 3,798 m.

The facts

Capital
Vienna
Area
83,871 km² — 32,383 sq mi
Population
9,208,163 (2025)
Density
109.8 people per km²
Currency
Euro (EUR, €)
Official language
German
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Calling code
+43
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
AT · AUT
Continent
Europe

How it compares

By area
113 of 200
By population
98 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Jordan 89,342 11,520,684
Azerbaijan 86,600 10,246,996
Austria ← 83,871 9,208,163
United Arab Emirates 83,600 11,513,149
Czechia 78,867 10,886,878

Common questions

What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
What currency does Austria use?
The Euro (EUR).
How big is Austria?
83,871 km², or 32,383 square miles — 113 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Austria drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked