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Country Guide: Austria
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Austria: General Information
- Country Type: Independent State
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- Language Used (greatest first): German (official nationwide), Slovene (official in Carinthia), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Hungarian (official in Burgenland)
- Total Population: 8,184,691 (July 2005 est.) *
- Currency: euro
- Citizens Referred To As: Austrian
Austria: Currency Notes
on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutions of member countries; as of 1 January 2002, the euro became the only legal tender in EMU member countries, including Austria
* An estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region.