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The country of Austria By: Jason Wong Mod 1 Austria’s country flag Map of Austria Physical characteristic 1.animal in different parts of Austria • Ibex (mountain goats),chamois (antelopes),and marmots live in the high elevation • Deer, foxes, hares, and badgers can be seen throughout the country • Bears and other animals can be found in southern Austria Physical characteristic 2.multiple species of plants • There is an alpine meadow that is 6,652 feet high • Edelweiss, heather, alpine rose, poppies, and blue gentian are commonly found in the meadows • 47% of Austria in forest area Physical characteristics 3. variety of geographical features • The Alps partly in Austria. The alps is 83,000 square miles. • There is a Danube river is Austria’s main river. This river is crucial to their everyday lives. • 75% of Austria is mountainous. Physical characteristic 4. weather and climates • Austria is basically has three main climates 1. Northern Atlantic Martine (cool summers, warm winters) 2. Mediterranean (cool winters, warm summers) 3. Continental (cold winters and hot summers) Physical characteristics continued • In Vienna average temperatures 50°F. • In Vienna average precipitation 24 inches. *I chose Vienna's statistics because it is the capital of Austria Human characteristics 1.the main language is German • 92% of the Austrians speak German. • Austrian German is spoken with a different accent. • Over 100 million people speak German. *this is an example of a social characteristic Human characteristics 2. the main religion Roman Catholic (Christianity) • 74% of Austrians practice this religion • Though the population of people is slowly decreasing to protestants • 70% marry, 90% baptized, and 90% funerals of Austrian are held in churches *this is an example of a social characteristic Human characteristics 3.form of government is federal republic • Head of state: President Heinz Fischer (see below) • Head of government: Chancellor Werner Faymann • There are nine official Bundeslaender (states) *this is an example of a political characteristic Human characteristics 4. a well developed market economy • Currency of money : Euro • GDP: 321.8 billion • exports: 129 billion imports:138.7 billion *this is an example of an economic characteristic Interesting facts • Population : 8,214,160 • Total land area : 83,870 sq km it is slightly smaller than Maine • Winter sports-skiing and tobogganing summer sports-bicycling, canoeing, hiking, and mountain climbing. • Well known food-Wiener schnitzel (fried cutlet, most often veal, batter-fried with egg and breadcrumbs) • Similar holidays(labor day, new year’s eve) • The Von Trapp family lived in Austria (Sound of Music) Historical Timeline 1.2009-alliance for natural gas • Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and turkey forge an agreement to host the so-called Nabucco natural gas 2. 1991-persian gulf war • Austria decides to assist the united nations in war by providing air and land transportation Timeline continued… 3.1972- joining the EEC • The EEC was an international organization created with a goal to bring about economic incorporation 4.1995-Austria is stable • Austrian State Treaty proclaims an independent Austria • Austria joins the United Nations • Austrian defense forces are established. 5.14BCE- Romans in Austria • The region south of the River Danube is conquered by the Romans. *I mention this because we were currently studying Europe’s ancient civilizations The end I hoped you liked my presentation .