United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The 1994 CIA World Factbook


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0.45% (1994 est.)

       Birth rate:

       11.38 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Death rate:

       10.34 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Net migration rate:

       3.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Infant mortality rate:

       7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       total population:

       76.65 years

       male:

       73.44 years

       female:

       80.03 years (1994 est.)

       Total fertility rate:

       1.48 children born/woman (1994 est.)

       Nationality:

       noun:

       Austrian(s)

       adjective:

       Austrian

       Ethnic divisions:

       German 99.4%, Croatian 0.3%, Slovene 0.2%, other 0.1%

       Religions:

       Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 6%, other 9%

       Languages:

       German

       Literacy:

       age 15 and over can read and write (1974 est.)

       total population:

       99%

       male:

       NA%

       female:

       NA%

       Labor force:

       3.47 million (1989)

       by occupation:

       services 56.4%, industry and crafts 35.4%, agriculture and forestry

       8.1%

       note:

       an estimated 200,000 Austrians are employed in other European

       countries; foreign laborers in Austria number 177,840, about 6% of

       labor force (1988)

      @Austria, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Republic of Austria

       conventional short form:

       Austria

       local long form:

       Republik Oesterreich

       local short form:

       Oesterreich

       Digraph:

       AU

       Type:

       federal republic

       Capital:

       Vienna

       Administrative divisions:

       9 states (bundeslander, singular - bundesland); Burgenland, Karnten,

       Niederoesterreich, Oberoesterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol,

       Vorarlberg, Wien

       Independence:

       12 November 1918 (from Austro-Hungarian Empire)

       National holiday:

       National Day, 26 October (1955)

       Constitution:

       1920; revised 1929 (reinstated 1 May 1945)

       Legal system:

       civil law system with Roman law origin; judicial review of legislative

       acts by a Constitutional Court; separate administrative and

       civil/penal supreme courts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ

       jurisdiction

       Suffrage:

       19 years of age, universal; compulsory for presidential elections

       Executive branch:

       chief of state:

       President Thomas KLESTIL (since 8 July 1992); election last held 24

       May 1992 (next to be held 1996); results of second ballot - Thomas

       KLESTIL 57%, Rudolf STREICHER 43%

       head of government:

       Chancellor Franz VRANITZKY (since 16 June 1986); Vice Chancellor

       Erhard BUSEK (since 2 July 1991)

       cabinet:

       Council of Ministers; chosen by the president on the advice of the

       chancellor

       Legislative branch:

       bicameral Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung)

       Federal Council (Bundesrat):

       consists of 63 members representing each of the provinces on the basis

       of population, but with each province having at least 3

       representatives

       National Council (Nationalrat):

       elections last held 7 October 1990 (next to be held October 1994);

       results - SPOE 43%, OEVP 32.1%, FPOE 16.6%, GAL 4.5%, KPOE 0.7%, other

       3.1%; seats - (183 total) SPOE 80, OEVP 60, FPOE 33, GAL 10

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Judicial Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) for civil and criminal

       cases, Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) for bureaucratic

       cases, Constitutional Court (Verfassungsgerichtshof) for

       constitutional cases

       Political parties and leaders:

       Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPOE), Franz VRANITZKY, chairman;

       Austrian People's Party (OEVP), Erhard BUSEK, chairman; Freedom Party

       of Austria (FPOE), Joerg HAIDER, chairman; Communist Party (KPOE),

       Walter SILBERMAYER, chairman; Green Alternative List (GAL), Peter

       PILZ, chairman; Liberal Forum (LF), Heidi SCHMIDT

       Other political or pressure groups:

       Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Austrian Trade Union

       Federation (primarily Socialist); three composite leagues of the

       Austrian People's Party (OEVP) representing business, labor, and

       farmers; OEVP-oriented League of Austrian Industrialists; Roman

       Catholic Church, including its chief lay organization, Catholic Action

       Member of:

       AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CCC, CE, CEI, CERN,

       COCOM (cooperating), CSCE, EBRD, ECE, EFTA, ESA, FAO, G-9, GATT, IADB,

       IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,

       INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, MTCR, NAM

       (guest), NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, ONUSAL, PCA, UN, UNCTAD,

       UNESCO, UNDOF, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNOMIG, UNTAC, UNTSO,

       UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Helmut TUERK

       chancery:

       3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008–3035

       telephone:

       (202) 895–6700