Austria
Republic of Austria · Central Europe
Austria is a country in Central Europe, with Vienna as its capital, home to about 9,208,163 people. Austria shares land borders with 8 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Vienna |
|---|---|
| Region | Central Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +43 |
| ISO codes | AT / AUT / 040 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇦🇹 |
| Population | 9,208,163 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 83,871 km² |
| Languages | Austro-Bavarian German |
| Internet domain | .at |
| Demonym | Austrian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Austria mean?
According to a well-known legend, Austria's red-white-red design comes from Duke Leopold V, whose white surcoat was left completely soaked in blood after a battle during the Siege of Acre in 1189 to 1191, except for a pale stripe left clean by his belt, giving him the idea for the colors. The story was first written down in 1260, but historians treat it as legend: the earliest solid documentation shows Leopold's relative, Duke Frederick II, deliberately adopting red-white-red arms around 1230, based on the heraldry of the ruling Babenberg dynasty, which is the account modern references treat as the real origin.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Austria
About Austria
Austria, officially Republic of Austria, is a United Nations member state in Central Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Vienna. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Austria for Vienna’s own facts and history.
To call Austria from abroad, dial the country code +43. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes AT (alpha-2) and AUT (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 9,208,163.
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How Austria compares
- Area: 83,871 km², ranking 113 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 9,208,163, ranking 97 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 110 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 8, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Austria
22 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.