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 Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.7 million people in Central Europe.

Pollau, Austria

Pöllau is a municipality in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria.

Pollau, Styria, Austria

Pöllau is a municipality in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria.

Islamic Center of Vienna, Austria

The Vienna Islamic Centre is the largest mosque in Austria, located in Vienna's 21st district Floridsdorf. In 1969 the Islamic Community in Vienna purchased a 8,300 m² (89,000 sq ft) plot from the city of Vienna in order to build a mosque. Due to financial difficulties the start of construction had to be postponed several times. In 1975 Saudi king Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud pledged to finance the construction of the mosque himself.

Snowy Kitzbuhel, Austria

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Kitzbühel  is a small medieval town situated along the river Kitzbuhler Ache in Tyrol, Austria and the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (Bezirk). It has a population of 8,134 (as of 1 January 2013). The town is situated in the Kitzbühel Alps about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the state capital of Innsbruck. It is a ski resort of international renown. The McKinsey Alpine University is situated in Kitzbühel.

Austrian flagcard

The flag of Austria has three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red. The Austrian triband is based on the coat of arms of the Babenberg dynasty, recorded in the 13th century. It may have seen use in flags from about the 15th century, alongside the black-and-yellow colours of the House of Habsburg and other insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. It was adopted as a naval ensign in the 18th century, and as national flag in 1918.

Edelweispitze, Austria

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Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a federal republic and a landlocked country of roughly 8.5 million people  inCentral Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia andItaly to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,879 square kilometres (32,386 sq mi) and has an alpine climate. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 metres (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 metres (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speak localBavarian dialects of German as their native language, and Austrian German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

Received from Nina on May 22, 2012