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Austria
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.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.2
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 22 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 3 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Vienna
- Population
- 9,200,931 inh.
- Area
- 83,871 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Alexander Van der Bellen
Head of Government
Christian Stocker
Government in office 7 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères d'Autriche
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
ministre autrichien des Finances
Markus Marterbauer
ministre fédéral de la Justice
Anna Sporrer
Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Peter Hanke
Federal Minister for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport
Andreas Babler
Landesrat
Peter Reichmann
ministre des Affaires sociales
Korinna Schumann
Parliament
Conseil national
183 seats
Inception 1945
Conseil fédéral
60 seats
Inception 1920
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
579 G$
GDP / capita
62,930 $
Growth
0.6 %
Inflation
3.5 %
Unemployment
5.6 %
Defense / GDP
1.0 %
Life expectancy
82.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.84/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
94/100
Corruption (CPI)
69/100
Press freedom (RSF)
79/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#43
Annual budget
5.9 Md$
Defense effort
1.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
213 Md$
Imports
224 Md$
Balance
-11 Md$
Top exports
- 17.0% Machines + équipements 36 Md$
- 9.5% Voitures + pièces 20 Md$
Top imports
- 8.0% Voitures + pièces 18 Md$
- 9.0% Pétrole brut + gaz 20 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
79%
-
GBR
86%
-
FRA
95%
-
DEU
95%
-
RUS
22%
-
CHN
28%
Abstention: 14%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.93/1
Gini
31.2
Refugees hosted
286,651
Refugees originating
33
National anthem
Land der Berge, Land am Strome
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Three Seas Initiative
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,021 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,429, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)