Location: 
Austria is situated in the southern part of central Europe. Austria covers an area of 84 thousand square kilometres (32 thousand square miles). 

Climate: 
The climate in Austria is continental. Winters can get very cold with frequent rain and sometimes snow in lowlands and heavy snow in mountains. Summers are warm to hot with occasional showers. 

Time:
Austria is 1 hour ahead of the Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). 

Largest Cities:
Austria's largest city is Vienna, the capital of Austria with a population of 1.6 million, followed by Graz, the capital of Styria with a population of 241.000 and Linz, the capital of upper Austria with 188.000.