Country guide
Austria
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Austria.
Key facts
- Capital
- Vienna
- Region
- Europe
- Area
- 83,871 km²
- Population
- 9,200,931
Neighboring countries
Austria has 8 land neighbors in the country data.
- Czechia
- Germany
- Hungary
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
Learn Austria
Austria appears in geography practice because it is easy to link visual recognition with factual recall. The outline supports shape practice, and the surrounding facts help turn a single map silhouette into a fuller country profile.
For quick recall, keep three facts together: capital Vienna, area 83,871 km² and population 9,200,931. Together they give a compact but practical overview of Austria.
The neighbor list for Austria includes 8 countries. Start from the biggest familiar neighbor, Germany, then work around the map until the border pattern feels predictable.
When the facts feel familiar, play the challenge and test recall without notes. Moving from this static guide to the interactive round is the best check that Austria is actually remembered.
Trivia
- Austria's Semmering Railway, built between 1848 and 1854, still carries passengers across 41 km of high mountains.
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