Population
Austria has a population of 8.1 million inhabitants on a total surface of 83,849 square kilometers, giving a population density of 97 inhabitants per square kilometer.
64.54% of the population is urban.
The ethnic composition is 99.4% Germans, 0.3% Croates and 0.2% Slovenians.

0-14 year olds : 17.13%
15-64 year olds : 67.98%
65 years and over : 14.89%
Life expectancy : 77.75 ans

Language
The official language of the country is German.
English and French are spoken and understood in the main towns.

Religion
There are different religious affiliations, but the majority of the country are Roman Catholics.
A small minority of Austrians are atheist.

Catholics : 78%
Lutherans : 5%
Muslims : 2%
Jews: 1%
Other Protestants : 6%
No religion : 8%

Weights, measures & voltage
The metric system is in use. Voltage : 220 V.

Money
The official currency is the schilling.
1 euro = 13.7603 schillings (ATS)
10 schillings = 4.76703 FF (final rate fixed on 31st December 1998)

All credit cards are accepted but they are much less used than in France, many payments are still done in cash.