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Austria

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Capital:	Vienna
Area size:	82730 sq. km Slightly smaller than Portugal
Time zone:	Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2
Currency:	Euro
Area code:	(+) 43
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
German and several local dialects. Serbo-Croatian, Romani, Slovene and Hungarian are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	8.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	8.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	8.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	8.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	8.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	8.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	8.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	8.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
10.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
People are mostly of Germanic origin. There are Slav, Polish, Hungarian and Roma minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholics 84 percent, Protestants 6 percent, Lutheran Evangelists 5 percent, and 4 percent Muslims
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	66.2 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	66.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	66.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	65.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	65.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	65.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	65.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	65.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1918
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	15.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	15.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	16.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	16.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	16.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	16.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	79.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	79.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	79.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	76.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	76.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	76.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	74.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	82.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	82.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	81.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	81.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	81.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	81.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	No data available percent
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	4 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	4 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	15	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	14	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	17	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	14	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	16	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	14	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2006	434 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005	457 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	466 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	476 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	479 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	496 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	499 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers

2006	1128 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	1058 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	974 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	894 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	831 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	811 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	764 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Internet users

2006	512 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	489 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	475 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	458 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	412 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	391 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	337 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2007	15	Transparency International 2007
2006	11 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	10	Transparency International
2004	13 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	14 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	15	Transparency International
2001	15	Transparency International
2000	15 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2005	37190 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	32590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	27180 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	24130 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	24500 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	26010 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2005	306.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	294.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	256.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	207.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	193.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	193.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual GDP growth

2005	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	1.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	0.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	3.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual inflation

2005	2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	1.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	1.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	1.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.3 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
23.0 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	338 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	338 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	323 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	302 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2005	0.3 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003	0.3 percent	UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	13 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	14 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2006	34	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	66	UNHCR
2004	48	UNHCR
2003	66	UNHCR
2002	72	UNHCR
2001	29	UNHCR
2000	35	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2006	25486	UNHCR
2005	21230	UNHCR
2004	17795	UNHCR
2003	16109	UNHCR
2002	14130	UNHCR
2001	14390	UNHCR
2000	15492	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	0.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	0.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	0.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	0.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	0.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	5.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	5.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	5.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	7.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	5.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	5.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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