Capital and largest city | Vienna 48°12′N 16°21′E | |
Official languages | German | |
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Regional languages[1] | ||
Ethnic groups(2011) | ||
Demonym | Austrian | |
Government | Federal semi-presidentialrepublic | |
- | President | Heinz Fischer |
- | Chancellor | Werner Faymann (SPÖ) |
- | President of the National Council | Barbara Prammer (SPÖ) |
Legislature | Parliament | |
- | Upper house | Federal Council |
- | Lower house | National Council |
Independence | ||
- | Duchy | 1156 |
- | Archduchy | 1453 |
- | Empire | 1804 |
- | First Republic | 1918–1934 |
- | Federal State | 1934–1938 |
- | Anschluss | 1938–1945 |
- | Second Republic | since 1945 |
- | State Treaty in effect | 27 July 1955 |
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:
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