Austria is an interesting country that has a rough history and a productive history. Way back in the day Austria was known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After World War 1 their history changed. People started invading their land and taking over. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven were born in Austria along with the famous Arnold Schwarzenegger. These and many other famous actors, actresses, and musicians were born here or originated from Austria.  The official name of the country is Republic of Austria. It covers an area of land, 32,000 square miles. Vienna is Austria's wonderful and beautiful capital. The population in Vienna is approximately 1.6 million people. Other important cities in Austria are Salzburg and Innsbruck. The Alps just happen to slide throughout the country. The climate in the summer and especially in the mountains is gorgeous. In the winter the have rain and snowfall making it look like a big white lumpy blanket. The people whom live in Austria call themselves Austrians. The countries total population would be just a little over 8 million people. The ethnicity of Austrians is 98 percent German with a mix of neighboring country natives mixed with it. The most widely spoken language would be German. Most of the people follow Roman Catholic and 12 percent choose not to have a religion at all. The countries literacy rate is approximately 98 percent. Life expectancy for a women is 81.7 years, which is significantly higher than the 75.9 life expectancy of a male.



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    Some links to find more information on Austria are: http://www.nomadjournaltrips.com/interesting_facts_about_austria This will take you to the place where I got most of the information for this page. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107301.html This website has some information on the first pages information. http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-austria.htm This website has the tradition of an Austrian Christmas. http://www.photius.com/wfb1999/austria/austria_people.html This website has information on Austria's statistics like population and stuff.