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Administrative divisions
9 states (Bundeslaender, singular - Bundesland); Burgenland, Kaernten (Carinthia), Niederoesterreich (Lower Austria), Oberoesterreich (Upper Austria), Salzburg, Steiermark (Styria), Tirol (Tyrol), Vorarlberg, Wien (Vienna) |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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48 12 N, 16 22 E |
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Constitution
1920; revised 1929; reinstated 1 May 1945; note - during the period 1 May 1934-1 May 1945 there was a fascist (corporative) constitution in place |
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Corruption
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8.7 |
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[10th of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
use embassy street address |
Executive branch > Cabinet
Council of Ministers chosen by the president on the advice of the chancellor |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Heinz FISCHER (SPOe) (since 8 July 2004) |
Flag description
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red |
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Government type
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federal republic |
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Independence
976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 12 November 1918 (republic proclaimed) |
Judicial branch
Supreme Judicial Court or Oberster Gerichtshof; Administrative Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof; Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgerichtshof |
Legal system
civil law system with Roman law origin; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court; separate administrative and civil/penal supreme courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch
bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung consists of Federal Council or Bundesrat (62 seats; members chosen by state parliaments with each state receiving 3 to 12 members according to its population; members serve a five- or six-year term) and the National Council or Nationalrat (183 seats; members elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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26% |
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[11th of 143]
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Political parties and leaders
Alliance for the Future of Austria or BZOe [Stefan PETZNER]; Austrian People's Party or OeVP [Wilhelm MOLTERER]; Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe [Heinz Christian STRACHE]; Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe [Werner FAYMANN]; The Greens [Alexander VAN DER BELLEN] |
Status
federal democracy |
Suffrage
16 years of age; universal; note - reduced from 18 years of age in 2007 |
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Time required to start a business > days
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29 days
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[107th of 171]
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Trademarks, residents
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7,336
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[19th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
while threats of international legal action never materialized in 2007, 915,220 Austrians, with the support of the newly elected Freedom Party, signed a petition in January 2008, demanding that Austria block the Czech Republic's accession to the EU unless Prague closes its nuclear power plant in Temelin, bordering Austria |
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