Austria
Country in Central Europe
Austria is a country in Central Europe, with its capital in Vienna. About 9.2 million people live there (2025), making it the 97th most populous of the 195 countries. At 83,871 km², it is the 113th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein and 3 more.
Austria at a glance
- Capital
- Vienna
- Population (2025)
- 9.2 million
- Area
- 83,871 km²
- Density
- 110 per km²
- Official language
- Austro-Bavarian German
- Currency
- Euro
- People
- Austrian
- Calling code
- +43
- Internet domain
- .at
- Coast
- Landlocked
Where is Austria?
How Austria compares
Population rank
97th of 195
17th of 45 in Europe
Size rank
113th of 195
20th of 45 in Europe
Crowding
110 per km²
More crowded than 58% of countries
- Similar in size: United Arab Emirates (83,600 km²).
- Similar population: Switzerland (9.1 million).
- The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia and 31 more.
- Austro-Bavarian German is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of Austria
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Both are red, white and red. Austria's stripes are equal and bright red; Latvia's red is darker and its white stripe is thinner.
Would you recognise Austria?
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How players do with Austria
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Austria so far, from 841 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
71% right
135th hardest of 176 · 638 answers
Its flag
92% right
137th hardest of 145 · 60 answers
Its capital
85% right
34th hardest of 58 · 143 answers
- Players find Austria on the map in 71% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Czechia.
- Players recognise the flag of Austria in 92% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.
- Players know that the capital of Austria is Vienna in 85% of tries.
Countries that border Austria
Austria borders 8 countries: Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Czechia
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Liechtenstein
Slovakia
Slovenia
SwitzerlandQuick quiz: Austria
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Austria?
That's the flag of Austria, easy to confuse with Latvia.
2. What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna is the capital of Austria.
3. Which of these borders Austria?
Austria borders Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Questions about Austria
Is Austria a country?
Yes. Austria is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Austria?
The capital of Austria is Vienna.
Which countries border Austria?
Austria borders 8 countries: Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
How many countries border Austria?
8. Austria shares a land border with 8 countries.
How big is Austria?
Austria covers 83,871 km², about the same size as the United Arab Emirates (83,600 km²).
Is Austria hard to find on a map?
Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Austria in 71% of 638 tries, 135th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Czechia.
Which flags look like the flag of Austria?
Latvia. Both are red, white and red. Austria's stripes are equal and bright red; Latvia's red is darker and its white stripe is thinner.
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