Austria

Geography
Austria is a largely mountainous country due to its location in the Alps.[65] The Central Eastern Alps, Northern Limestone Alps and Southern Limestone Alps are all partly in Austria. Ofthe total area of Austria (84,000 km2 or 32,433 sq mi), only about a quarter can be considered low lying, and only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft). The Alps of western Austria give waysomewhat into low lands and plains in the eastern part of the country.
Austria lies between latitudes 46° and 49° N, and longitudes 9° and 18° E.
It can be divided into five areas, the biggestbeing the Eastern Alps, which constitute 62% of nation's total area. The Austrian foothills at the base of the Alps and the Carpathians account for around 12% and the foothills in the east and areassurrounding the periphery of the Pannoni low country amount to about 12% of the total landmass. The second greater mountain area (much lower than the Alps) is situated in the north. Known as theAustrian granite plateau, it is located in the central area of the Bohemian Mass and accounts for 10% of Austria. The Austrian portion of the basin comprises the remaining 4%.

Religion
According to the mostrecent Eurobarometer Poll 2005:
* 54% of Austrian citizens responded that "they believe there is a God".
* 34% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force".
*8% answered that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force".

Language
German is Austria's official language and is spoken natively by 88.6% of the population—followed byTurkish (2.3%), Serbian (2.2%), Croatian (1.6%), Hungarian (0.5%), Bosnian (0.4%) and Slovenian (0.3%).
Economy
Austria is the 12th richest country in the world in terms of GDP (Gross domesticproduct) per capita,[4] has a well-developed social market economy, and a high standard of living. Until the 1980s, many of Austria's largest industry firms were nationalised; in recent years,...