Austria (Capital: Vienna)
Christian Stocker was sworn in as Austria’s new Chancellor.
Political Features:
- It is a landlocked country in central Europe.
- Vienna is Headquarters for international organizations like International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) etc.
- Bordering countries: Czech Republic (north), Germany (north-west), Hungary (east), Italy (south-west), Liechtenstein (west), Slovakia (east), Slovenia (south), Switzerland (west).
- Austria is an EU member but not a member of NATO.
Geographical Features:
- Climate: Temperate, continental.
- Terrain: mostly Mountains (Alps) in the west & south; flat or gently sloping along eastern and northern margins.
- Major lake: Lake Constance (shared with Switzerland and Germany)
- Major river: Danube