Saturday, October 26, 2013

Happy Austrian Bank Holiday

Its Bank Holiday today in Austria, So I thought some facts about my home country out of Wikipedia would be interesting:

Capital
and largest city		Vienna
48°12′N 16°21′E
Official languagesGerman
Regional
languages[1]
Ethnic groups(2011)
DemonymAustrian
GovernmentFederal semi-presidentialrepublic
 - PresidentHeinz Fischer
 - ChancellorWerner Faymann (SPÖ)
 - President of the National CouncilBarbara Prammer (SPÖ)
LegislatureParliament
 - Upper houseFederal Council
 - Lower houseNational Council
Independence
 - Duchy1156 
 - Archduchy1453 
 - Empire1804 
 - First Republic1918–1934 
 - Federal State1934–1938 
 - Anschluss1938–1945 
 - Second Republicsince 1945 
 - State Treaty in effect27 July 1955 
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