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Posted 05 Mar 2025

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Austria (Capital: Vienna)

Christian Stocker was sworn in as Austria’s new Chancellor.

Political Features:

  • It is a landlocked country in central Europe.
  • Vienna is Headquarters for international organizations like International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) etc.
  • Bordering countries: Czech Republic (north), Germany (north-west), Hungary (east), Italy (south-west), Liechtenstein (west), Slovakia (east), Slovenia (south), Switzerland (west). 
  • Austria is an EU member but not a member of NATO.

Geographical Features:

  • Climate: Temperate, continental.
  • Terrain: mostly Mountains (Alps) in the west & south; flat or gently sloping along eastern and northern margins.
  • Major lake: Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany)
  • Major river: Danube
  • Tags :
  • Austria
  • Europe
  • Vienna
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