Europe · Western Europe
Capital: Vienna
Austria
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Austria in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #38
Austria's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
9.2M
#97 of 196
51st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$579.47B
#28 of 196
86th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$5.26B
#46 of 196
77th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$16.82B
#20 of 196
90th percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$88.24B
#30 of 196
85th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Vienna
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Country code
- AUT
Three interesting facts
Austria shares land borders with 8 countries: Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
Austria spans roughly 83,871 square kilometers, placing it around 112th by area in this factbook.
Its 8 land neighbors give Austria one of the most connected positions on its regional map.
Geography
Austria on the map
Austria is located in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. Its terrain is mostly mountains (Alps) in the west and south, mostly flat or gently sloping along the eastern and northern margins. The climate is temperate, continental, cloudy, cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains, moderate summers with occasional showers. In area, the country is about the size of South Carolina, slightly more than two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania.
Economy
Economic profile
Austria's economy is characterized by one of the strongest EU and euro economies, diversified trade portfolios and relations, enormous trade economy, Russian energy dependence, but investing in alternative energy, aging labor force but large refugee population, large government debt. Major industries include construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and paper, electronics, tourism. Important agricultural products include milk, sugar beets, maize, wheat, barley, potatoes, pork, grapes, triticale, soybeans (2023). Notable exports include cars, packaged medicine, vaccines, vehicle parts/accessories, nitrogen compounds (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Austria has an estimated population of 9,200,931. Language and cultural traditions vary across Austria. The population includes Austrian 80.8%, German 2.6%, Bosnian and Herzegovinian 1.9%, Turkish 1.8%, Serbian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10% (2018 est.). The urban population represents 59.5% of total population (2023).
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