Universities in Austria
University of Vienna
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Austria is a federal state consisting of nine independent federal states: Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Upper Austria,
Vienna and Vorarlberg.
According to recent census data for 1998, Austria has 8.1 million
inhabitants, of whom approx. 98% speak German. The six ethnic groups officially
recognized in Austria are concentrated on the east and south of the country. In
1998, the average life expectancy for a new-born male stood at 74.3 years, for a
new-born female at 80.7 years.
In terms of religious allegiances, 78% of Austrians are Roman Catholic, a
further 5% Protestant (principally Augsburg Confession). Some 4.5% of the
population belong to another faith, 9% belong to no religious group, and 3.5%
did not respond.
Austria is a highly developed industrialized nation with an important service
sector. The foremost industries are foodstuffs and luxury commodities,
mechanical engineering and steel construction, chemicals and vehicle
manufacturing. Within the vehicle sector, the production of engines and
transmissions is the most important area, accounting for an export quota in
excess of 90%. Austria manufactures some 800,000 engines per annum for many
major car manufacturers. In the electronic engineering field, Austria has made a
name for itself with the production of customized electronics products like
microprocessors and integrated circuits for airbags, ABS braking systems and
components for Airbus airliners and for high-speed trains etc.
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