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Austria
Republic of Austria -- Republik Oesterreich

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The People

       

 
Austrian hiker in the Karwendel Mountains.
 


Nationality

Noun: Austrian(s)
Adjective: Austrian

Ethnic groups

Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4% (includes Croatians, Slovenes, Serbs, and Bosniaks), Turks 1.6%, German 0.9%, other or unspecified 2.4% (2001 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)

Languages Spoken

       

 
Ninety-eight percent of Austrians
are educated.
 


German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census)

Education and Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 98%
Male: NA
Female: NA

Labor Force

 

 
Waste incineration and heating plant
in Vienna.
 


Labor Force

3.68 million (2009 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

Agriculture: 5.5%
Industry: 27.5%
Services: 67% (2005 est.)

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