Austria Official Title Federal Republic of Austria General Information: Capital Vienna Total Area 83,858 km2 Population (million) 8.48 n/a 0.73 EURO (EUR)(2013) 1 CAN$= Currency October 26 National Holiday German Language(s) Political Information: Type of State Federal Republic Type of Government Parliamentary democracy. Bicameral Federal Assembly with a 61-seat Federal Council (Bundesrat) (between 3 & 12 representatives per state, actual number based on population of states) and a 183-seat National Council (Nationalrat). Administrative divisions: 9 states (Länder). Governing Grand Coalition: Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) & Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Bilateral trade Canada - Austria 2500 2000 Balance Head of State Head of Government President Heinz Fischer (SPÖ) Chancellor Werner Faymann (SPÖ) Millions 1500 Can. Exports 1000 500 Can. Import s 0 -500 Ministers Total Trade -1000 European and International Affairs: Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) Economy, Science & Research: Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) Finance: Michael Spindelegger (ÖVP) -1500 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Main Political Parties Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), Freedom Party (FPÖ), The Greens (Grünen), Team Stronach for Austria (TS), NEOS - The New Austria (NEOS). National Council (Nationalrat): SPÖ: 52; ÖVP: 47; FPÖ: 40; Greens: 24; TS: 10; NEOS: 9; Independent: 1. Statistics Canada Canadian Imports from: Austria M ach. M ech. El ec. Pr o d . B ase M et al Pr o d . V ehi cl es and Eq ui p . C hemi cal Pr o d . Elections n/a President: 6 year term; next: spring of 2016. Bundesrat: 5-6 year term. Nationalrat : 5 year term; next: 2018. Economic Information: (2013) Austria $428.51 n/a $1,881.42 $53,593.83 GDP Growth rate: (%) 0.27 n/a Inflation: (%) Unemployment: (%) 2.12 n/a 4.90 n/a Trade and investment: (2013) Canadian Exports to: Austria 2.02 0.96 V ehicles and Eq uip . 7.08 M ach. M ech. El ec. Pr o d . Sp eci al iz ed I nst . Statistics Canada $422,417,437 n/a Canadian Imports: n/a $1,481,970,634 n/a (million) $636 n/a (million) B ase M et al Pr o d . M i sc. A r t i cl es Plast i cs, R ub b er Pr o d . 2013 Ambassador Arno Riedel Canadian Representation Abroad V eg . Pr o d . Statistics Canada Representation: Foreign Representation in Canada M i sc. A r t icles Statistics Canada Canadian Exports: Foreign Direct Investment in Canada Canadian Direct Investment to Austria 2013 Canada $50,505.95 n/a GDP: (billion) GDP per capita: IMF/Statistics Canada Pl ast ics, R ub b er Pr o d . Sp eci al i z ed Inst . Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home IMF http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm Ambassador Mark Bailey October 2014 HTML version: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/austria-autriche/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/fact_sheet-fiche_documentaire.aspx?lang=eng n/a
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