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Population: 8022300
Area: 83858km²
Capital: Vienna
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Country dialing code: 43
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 230V, 50Hz
Government type: federal republic
President: Heinz Fischer
Chancellor: Alfred Gusenbauer

Religions:

88% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant

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