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Austria

النمسا

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Austria
Name in Arabic
النمسا
Capital
Vienna
Region
Europe
Subregion
Central Europe
Official languages
Austro-Bavarian German
Currency
Euro · € · EUR
Area
83,871 km²
Coastline
None (landlocked)

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Austria

Austria is a country in Central Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Austria. In Arabic, the name is written النمسا, and the capital فيينا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Austria is Vienna. Vienna lies at about 48° north and 16° east. The official language of Austria is Austro-Bavarian German. Its currency is the Euro, with the symbol ⁨€⁩ and the international code EUR. 24 other countries use the same currency, including France, Spain, and Germany.

Austria covers about 83,871 square kilometres, which puts it 113th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 8 neighbours: Germany, Italy, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Liechtenstein. The largest of these neighbours by area is Germany. Other countries in Central Europe include Poland. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Latvia, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Austria with the other countries of the same region.

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