Where is Austria?

Austria is located in the Western Europe region at latitude 47.516231 and longitude 14.550072 and is part of the European continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

47° 30' 58.43'' N
14° 33' 0.26'' E

You can see the location of Austria on the world map below:

Austria on the World Map

Flag of Austria on map
Austrian flag pin on the location of Austria in Central Europe.

Austria Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Austria (AT) are:

  1. Czechia (CZ)
  2. Germany (DE)
  3. Hungary (HU)
  4. Italy (IT)
  5. Liechtenstein (LI)
  6. Slovakia (SK)
  7. Slovenia (SI)
  8. Switzerland (CH)

Austria is a landlocked country, which means it does not have direct access to the open ocean.

Austria Key Facts

Country Austria
Coordinates Latitude: 47.516231
Longitude: 14.550072
Country Codes Alpha 2: AT
Alpha 3: AUT
Country Flag Emoji 🇦🇹
Int. Phone Prefix +43
Capital city Vienna
Continent / Subcontinent Europe
Western Europe
Country Area 83,871 sq km
Population 2021 8,956,279
World Rank: 98
Median Age 42.8
Life expectancy 81.6
Major languages German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in southern Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 est.)
UTC/GMT Time Number of time zones: 1
  • UTC+01:00
Internet TLD .at
Biggest Airport Vienna International Airport (VIE)
Average temperature 6.35 °C
43.43 °F
Administrative Divisions 9 states
Political system Federal parliamentary republic

Austria Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group High income
World Bank Region Europe & Central Asia
Currency Euro (EUR)
GDP in 2020 $433.3 (billions of USD)
World Rank: 25
GDP per capita in 2020 $48,589
World Rank: 16
Major Industries / Economic Sectors Manufacturing, tourism, energy, agriculture
Top 5 Import Countries Germany, China, Italy, United States, Switzerland
Top 5 Export Countries Germany, United States, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic

Biggest Cities in Austria

Here are the largest cities in Austria based on 2021 data:

City Population
Vienna 1,911,191
Graz 289,440
Linz 204,846
Salzburg 155,021
Innsbruck 132,493
Klagenfurt 101,403
Villach 61,879
Wels 61,233
Sankt Polten 55,514
Dornbirn 48,067

Map of Austria with the Largest Cities

Image Sources and Copyright Information
  • Austrian Flag Pin on Map: © hyotographics/Shutterstock