Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies, Austria's 1955 State Treaty declared the country "permanently neutral" as a condition of Soviet military withdrawal. Neutrality, once ingrained as part of the Austrian cultural identity, has been called into question since the Soviet collapse and Austria's increasingly prominent role in European affairs. A prosperous country, Austria joined the European Union in 1995. Experts predict that Austria will join the euro monetary system in the near future.
Demographic Data
Capital: Vienna
Government type: Democracy
Government stability: 98.6%
Government efficiency: 95.1%
Population's support to government: 99.1%
Area: 82,730 square kilometers
Habitable land: 81.0%
Farmable land: 17.0%
Total population: 7,986 thousands
Population's growth: 0.3%
Country's development level: 9,280
Economic Data
GNP: 139,300,000,000
Industralisation: 55.5%
International funding: 348,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 4,354
Military Data
Technological generation: 2
Number of rebels: 15
Rebels development: 8,352
Rebels technological access: 6,495