FACTOID # 13: Australia has more than 28 times the land area of New Zealand, but its coastline is not even twice as long.
 
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Europe > Austria > Geography

AUSTRIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maine
Capital city with population Vienna - 1,600,000
Forested Land 47% [45th of 193]
Land use > Permanent crops 0.85 % [125th of 241]
Largest city Vienna
Largest city population 2,060,000 [49th of 174]
Largest city with population Vienna - 1,600,000
Location
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
Map references
Europe
Maritime claims none (landlocked)
Natural hazards
landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
Natural resources
oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower
northernmost point > Latitude 49°01'N
Population density 98.37 people per sqkm [99th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 99.86 people/m² ... [86th of 204]
Precipitation 607 mm [61st of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 201.83 people/km² of arable lan ... [37th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 83,870 km² ... [113rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Großglockner
Terrain
in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Austria, Republic of Austria, Republik Oesterreich, Oesterreich

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