Culture Shock! Austria - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

252 CultureShock! Austria

Slovaks and Romany. (In order to be an officially-recognised

ethnic group, its members need to have lived in Austria for

at least three generations and be Austrian citizens.) Other

significant groups include Turks and Bosnians.

Religion

Roman Catholic 73.6 per cent, Protestant 4.7 per cent, Muslim

4.2 per cent, other faiths 3.5 per cent, agnostic 12 per cent

and the remaining 2 per cent provided no information.

Official Language

German

Government

Federal republic

Capital

Vienna

Administrative Divisions

Nine federal provinces: Burgenland, Kärnten (Carinthia),

Niederösterreich (Lower Austria), Oberösterreich (Upper

Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tyrol, Vorarlberg,

Wien (Vienna)

Currency

Euro ( € )

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

$309.3 billion

Agriculture Products

Grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit, dairy products,

cattle, pigs, poultry, lumber

Industries

Construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals,

chemicals, lumber and wood processing, paper and

paperboard, communications equipment, tourism