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Region |
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia
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Capital |
Vienna is the Capital |
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Government |
Federal republic
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US Embassy |
Chief of mission: Ambassador William Lee LYONS BROWN, Jr. embassy: Boltzmanngasse
16, A-1091, Vienna mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [43] (1)
31339-0 FAX: [43] (1) 3100682
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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
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Languages |
German , French, English |
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Currency |
Euro |
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Currency Code |
Eur |
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Exchange Rate |
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Holidays |
National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the State Treaty restoring
national sovereignty and the end of occupation and the passage of the law on permanent
neutrality
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Climate |
Temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain in lowlands and
snow in mountains; cool summers with occasional showers
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Terrain |
In the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins
mostly flat or gently sloping
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