Vienna is the national capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria’s most populous city, with about 1.9 million inhabitants (2.6 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one-third of the country’s population), and its cultural, economic, and political center. It is the 6th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was the largest German-speaking city in the world, and before the splitting of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I, the city had 2 million inhabitants. Today, it is the second-largest German-speaking city after Berlin.
Vienna is host to many major international organizations, including the United Nations, OPEC, and the OSCE. The city is located in the eastern part of Austria and is close to the borders of Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary.
Vienna is known for its high quality of life. In a 2005 study of 127 world cities, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked the city first (in a tie with Vancouver and San Francisco) for the world’s most liveable cities.
Country Austria
Government
• Body State and Municipality Diet
• Mayor and Governor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ)
Area
• Capital city and state 414.78 km2 (160.15 sq mi)
• Land 395.25 km2 (152.61 sq mi)
• Water 19.39 km2 (7.49 sq mi)
Elevation 151 (Lobau) – 542 (Hermannskogel) m (495–1,778 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Capital city and state 1,888,776
• Rank 1st in Austria (7th in EU)
• Density 4,326.1/km2 (11,205/sq mi)
• Metro 2,600,000
• Ethnicity[3][4]
61.2% Austrian
38.8% Other
English: Viennese
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
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