AUSTRIA: Meeting the Challenge...
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Austria was once a major seat of empire within Central Europe. Today it is a small, vigorous democracy with a strong economic backbone. Indeed, with approximately 8 million people, a few key resources, and an area slightly larger than South Carolina, Austria has created an economy that ranks high among the world's nearly 200 nations.

Here's a profile of Austria today:

Area	32,375 sq mi
Population	8,175,000 (July 2004)
Urban	65% (2002)
Language	German (Official national language)
Religions	Catholic (74%), Protestant (5%), Muslim (4%), Others (17%)
Government	Parliamentary republic: Head of state, President Heinz Fischer; Head of government, Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel
GDP	$245.3 billion*
Inflation	1.4%
Sources of GDP	Agriculture (3%), Industry (26%), Services (71%)
Key Products	Machinery, vehicles, food, chemicals, paper
Exports	$83.5 billion
Imports	$81.6 billion
Trading Partners	EU, Hungary, Switzerland, USA

^*GDP is measured in purchasing power parity (ppp).
Source: CIA World Factbook 2004. Data are for 2003, unless otherwise noted.