Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Austria: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna grade (MBB, ranked #46 of 195).
Austria — in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. Political status: federal parliamentary republic. The country's capital is Vienna; it covers 83,871 sq km. Independence: no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic proclaimed); 27 April 1945 (Second Republic proclaimed). Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south; mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins. Climate: temperate; contine…
| Capital | Vienna |
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| Population | 9,174,390 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $581.131 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $63,300 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | -1.2% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 2.9% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% |
| Public debt | 78.3% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Exports | $299.366 billion (2024 est.) |
| Imports | $284.467 billion (2024 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 82.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 44.5 |
| Urbanization | 59.5% of total population (2023) |
| Government | federal parliamentary republic |
| Independence | no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established); 12 November 1918 (First Republic proclaimed); 27 April 1945 (Second Republic proclaimed) |
| Languages | German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.) |
MBB · 57/100 — The Magna grade is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — five dimensions, 100+ indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
An uneventful quarter, recorded without embellishment: no breakthrough to celebrate, no setback to mourn.
The longer forces — demographics, trade routes, regional balances — kept doing what they do, and the country rode them steadily.
Oil, Coal, Timber, Iron ore, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Tungsten, Graphite, Salt, Hydropower.
Christian Stocker — Chancellor. President Alexander VAN DER BELLEN (since 26 January 2017)
Austria maintains 83 embassies and 13 consulates abroad, hosts 121 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 83 |
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| Consulates abroad | 13 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 121 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, UN Geneva, EU Brussels, OECD Paris, UNESCO Paris, OSCE Vienna, CoE Strasbourg |
Source: Abroad: Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index 2024 via Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_diplomatic_missions . Hosted: Consular Affairs Center in-country ranking, Mar 2026 https://zenodo.org/records/18917562/ . Multilateral: UN/Wikipedia perm-reps list, UNOG Blue Book https://www.ungeneva.org/en/blue-book/missions/member-states , OSCE http://www.osce.org/contacts/delegations , EU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union , OECD https://web.archive.org/web/20230326055016/https:/www.oecd.org/about/document/ratification-oecd-convention.htm , CoE https://strasbourg.mfa.gov.hu/en/europa-tanacs
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Landlocked — no seacoast; exports move through transit corridors across neighbouring countries. |
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| Airports (total) | 62 + 112 heliports (registration prefix OE) |
| Railways | 6123 km |
| Pipelines | 1,888 km gas, 594 km oil, 157 km refined products (2017) |
Graz Airport (GRZ) — Feldkirchen bei Graz; Innsbruck Airport (INN) — Innsbruck; Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) — Klagenfurt am Wörthersee; Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) — Linz; Salzburg Airport (SZG) — Salzburg; Vienna International Airport (VIE) — Vienna.
| River ports | Enns, Krems, Linz, Vienna (Danube) |
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Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | federal parliamentary republic |
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| Last election | 2024 — legislative; 2024-09-29; winner: Herbert Kickl (FPÖ); FPÖ 28.8% first far-right win post-WWII; excluded from government Wikipedia |
| Next election | 2029 — legislative (scheduled) |
Source: constitutional schedule / public election calendar
MBB · 57 Ranked #46 of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Austria.
Historical timeline of Austria
