Austria
Europe · Central Europe
- Capital
- Vienna
Famous for
- Animal Lipizzaner horse
- Food Wiener schnitzel
- Festival Salzburg Festival
- Landmark Schönbrunn Palace
- Sport Alpine skiing
Three facts
Country
Austria wrote permanent neutrality into its constitution on 26 October 1955, a day after the last Allied troops left.
Capital: Vienna
Vienna grows its own wine, with roughly 600 hectares of vineyards inside the city limits, which is rare for a capital.
Flag
Legend says Austria's red-white-red came from a duke's blood-soaked tunic at Acre in 1191, left white under his belt.
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