Austria is a European federal state, one of the richest in the world. The area of the country is almost 84 thousand square kilometers. The largest cities are Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz, Salzburg and Linz. German is the state language. The population of Austria, according to the latest data, is about 8.4 million people.
City dwellers
The last census in the country was conducted in 2009. According to its results, it turned out that more than 25 percent of the state's inhabitants live in its capital, Vienna. In principle, there are no large cities, with the exception of the aforementioned ones, in the country. About 77 percent of Austrians live in them. The rest of the population of Austria lives in small villages and towns. In this regard, the state can hardly be called a country of citizens.
National and religious composition
Almost 99 percent of the country's inhabitants are Austrians. The remaining share falls on Slovenes, Hungarians, Croats, Czechs, Turks, Jews and Gypsies. Sloveniana minority is territorially concentrated in such federal lands as Carinthia and Styria, while Croats and Hungarians mainly settled in the eastern regions of the state.
As for religion, about 85 percent of the locals are Catholics. In addition, Orthodoxy, Judaism, Islam and Protestantism are widespread in the state.
Resettlement
The population of Austria is very unevenly settled. The reason for this lies primarily in the fact that a significant part of the country's territory is mountainous. There is not enough quality soil in the country, and therefore the rural population mainly lives in separate yards or farms. The number of people in the alpine regions is decreasing all the time due to difficult living conditions. It should be noted that less than 2 percent of Austrians live at an altitude of more than one thousand meters above sea level.
Density
Austria has an average population density of 90 people per square kilometer. This figure is significantly higher in other developed European countries - Great Britain, Germany and Holland. As noted above, the country's population is extremely unevenly settled. In this regard, the density indicator per square kilometer in the areas adjacent to Vienna reaches 200 inhabitants, while in the Alps - up to 20. As for the capital of the state itself, here the indicator is the largest in the country - up to 4 thousand man for onesquare kilometer.
Length and standard of living
The population of Austria boasts one of the highest standards of living on the planet and its long average life expectancy. In particular, women live for about 80 years, and men - about 74. First of all, this is due to a developed he althcare system: any local hospital can provide qualified medical care. Eloquent is the fact that the state annually allocates about 4.5 thousand US dollars for each of its inhabitants. Serious infectious diseases (including HIV) are practically eradicated here.
Customs and traditions
The people of Austria are very religious. Great church holidays are revered in the country, especially Christmas and Easter, which are usually celebrated in the family circle. The Austrians themselves have an excellent sense of humor and are happy to receive guests. The customs associated with coffee are of great importance to them. Among the inhabitants of the country it is common to visit the so-called coffee houses, which are considered to be a kind of cultural institutions. During the feast, it is not customary for Austrians to talk about personal life, family, religion, business and politics.
