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Venus of Willendorf, 28,000 to 25,000 BC, at the Museum of Natural History Vienna
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The native name for Austria, Österreich, means 'eastern realm' and first appeared in a document from 996.

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Austria

Population
9.2M
Area
83,871 km²
Capital
Vienna
Continent
Europe
98th most populous country in the world

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state.

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Venus of Willendorf, 28,000 to 25,000 BC, at the Museum of Natural History Vienna
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The city of Hallstatt has the oldest archaeological evidence of the Celts in Europe.

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Austria

Population
9.2M
Area
83,871 km²
Capital
Vienna
Continent
Europe
98th most populous country in the world

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Ziko van Dijk · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Venus of Willendorf, 28,000 to 25,000 BC, at the Museum of Natural History Vienna
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Present-day Petronell-Carnuntum was home to 50,000 people for nearly 400 years.

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Austria

Population
9.2M
Area
83,871 km²
Capital
Vienna
Continent
Europe
98th most populous country in the world

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Ziko van Dijk · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Venus of Willendorf, 28,000 to 25,000 BC, at the Museum of Natural History Vienna
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Austria was governed by the Allied Commission for Austria after World War II.

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Austria

Population
9.2M
Area
83,871 km²
Capital
Vienna
Continent
Europe
98th most populous country in the world

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Ziko van Dijk · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Venus of Willendorf, 28,000 to 25,000 BC, at the Museum of Natural History Vienna
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Austria declared its permanent neutrality on 26 October 1955, which is now its National Day.

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Austria

Population
9.2M
Area
83,871 km²
Capital
Vienna
Continent
Europe
98th most populous country in the world

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Ziko van Dijk · CC BY-SA 3.0

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