AUSTRIA
Independent Republic in Europe. One of the OECD countries. Member of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA). |
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| CAPITAL | Vienna. |
| POPULATION | 8,150,835 (July 2001 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | German. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220v. AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Austrian schilling (AS) = 100 groschen. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 21.6641 AS = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 1 hour ahead of GMT (1 hour ahead of BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 43. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1, 6 Jan; 1 May; 15 Aug; 26 Oct; 1 Nov; 8, 25, 26 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Good Friday; Easter Monday; Ascension; Whit Monday; Corpus Christi. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 18 Belgrave Mews
West, London SW1X 8HU. Tel: 020 7235 3731, fax: 020 7344 0292, e-mail: embassy@austria.org.uk - website: www.austria.org.uk. Office hours: Mon-Fri
0845-1645. Cultural section: 28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ. Tel: 020 7584 8653. Commercial section: 45 Prince's Gate, London SW7 2QA. Tel: 020 7584 4411, fax: 020 7584 2565. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Jauresgasse 12, 1030 Vienna. Tel: 00 43 1 716130, fax: 00 43 1 71613 2999, e-mail: britem@netway.at (Commercial), gbchancery@netway.at (Chancery), website: www.britishembassy.at |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich), Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63, A-1045 Vienna. Tel: 00 43 1 501 053701, fax: 00 43 1 501 053703. |