INTRODUCING AUSTRIA * General Information Economic Information Foreign Trade Information on Doing Business & General Market Conditions Information on Customs and Foreign Trade Refulations Legal Information Information for the Business Traveller Miscellaneous Information General Information Top Form of Government parliamentary democratic republic Area 83,857 km˛ (slightly smaller than Hungary or Portugal) Population 8,030,000 inhabitants (96 per km˛) Cities Vienna (capital) 1.5 Million; Graz 238,000; Salzburg 143,000; Linz 203,000; Innsbruck 118,000 inhabitants; Brief history of Austria The significance of Austria and its role in Europe can be traced back to chronicles recorded as early as 996. The Habsburg dynasty, which came to power in 1237 and lasted until 1806, gradually extended the country's frontiers and spheres of influence through marriage and inheritance.

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* Edited by Austrian Trade/ Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Vienna/Austria