| Location | Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia |
| Geographic Coordinates | 47 20 N, 13 20 E
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| Area | total: 83,871 sq km land: 82,445 sq km water: 1,426 sq km [Verified] |
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| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
Neusiedler See
highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m
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| Terrain | in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping |
| Major mountains: | 1 Großglockner 3798m Hohe Tauern, 2 Wildspitze 3768m Ötztaler Alpen ,3 Großvenediger 3662m Hohe Tauern,4 Hochfeiler 3510 Zillertaler Alpen,5 Zuckerhütl 3507m Stubaier Alpen,6 Hochalmspitze 3360m Hohe Tauern,7 Petzeck 3283m Hohe Tauern,8 Hocharn 3254m Hohe Tauern,9 Großer Muntanitz 3232m Hohe Tauern,10 Hoher Riffler 3168m Verwallgruppe,11 Parseierspitze 3036m Lechtaler Alpen,12 Hoher Dachstein 2995m Dachsteingebirge,13 Schesaplana 2965m Rätikon,14 Weiße Spitze 2962m Villgratner Berge Hohe Tauern,15 Zugspitze 2962m Wettersteingebirge. For pictures see Austrian Mountains |
| Natural Hazards | landslides; avalanches; earthquakes |
| Natural Resource | oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 16.25% permanent crops: 0.77% other: 82.98% (2011) |
| Climate | temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers |
| Irrigated Land | 1,170 sq km (2007) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 77.7 cu km (2011) |
