2. The capital of Austria is Vienna.

3. The official nationwide language of Austria is German over 88% use it. The most common religion Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim. Austrian Ethnic: Austrians 91.1%, former Yugoslavs 4%, Turks 1.6%, and German 0.9% Birth Rate is 8.69 births/1.000 population Death Rate is 9.84 deaths/1,000 population Population 8,199,783

4. Historical Facts Austria once was the Austro-Hungarian Empire until they lost in World War I then they became two different countries and ruled by Germany in 1938. In 1955 Austria became independent. After the cold war

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6. Ski Resorts In Kaprun, Kuhtai, and Hintertux

7. Culture and People Advent season ('Advent') starts four full weeks prior to Christmas. On four subsequent Sundays the family joins around the traditional advent wreath with four candles ('Adventkranz'). Each Sunday one more candle is lit to mark the advent of Christmas. Often this time is used for singing Christmas carols and generally getting ready for Christmas. This might include reading stories, drinking tea and getting a first taste of delicious Christmas cookies. (Strictly speaking 'Advent' is a season of fasting but it is a save bet that at least as many people nibble cookies as manage to refrain.) An advent calendar ('Adventkalender') features 24 little bags or windows that you can open one by one starting at the 1st of December. The bags contain little presents; the windows contain either images or chocolate. When you open the last window/bag Christmas Day has arrived. Children are asked to compose a list of wishes addressed to the 'Christkindl', which fetches all lists from the windowsill and leaves a small surprise present. Speaking of the 'Christkindl': Christkindlmärkte are another fascinating aspect of advent season.Christkindlmärkte

8. Culture and People

9. Conclusion

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