| Austria
(German language: Österreich, Croatian: Austrija, Hungarian: Ausztria,
Slovenian: Avstrija) is a landlocked country in central Europe. It borders
Germany and the Czech Republic to the north. Then Slovakia and Hungary to the
east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein
to the west. Its capital is the beautiful city of Vienna. Austria is a parliamentary
representative democracy consisting of nine federal states. It is also one of
two European countries that have declared permanent neutrality, the other
being Switzerland. Austria is the native home to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,
and celebrity chef, Wolfgang Puck. Austria is a member of the United Nations (since 1955)
and the European Union (since 1995). For the first half of 2006, Austria
holds the seat of the Presidency of the EU. |
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