Political System:
Austria is a federal republic state with a parliamentary democracy. The federal legislation is exercised by the national council (Nationalrat) together with the Upper House of Parliament (Bundesrat) - the two chambers of Parliament. The head of state is the federal president whereas the head of government is the federal chancellor. 

Head of Sate:
Since July 1992 Thomas Klestil is Austria's Head of State.

Head of Government: 
Since February 2000 Wolfgang Schüssel is the Head of Government.

Administrative Divisions:
Austria compromises nine independent federal States (Bundesländer): Burgenland, Carinthia (Kärnten), Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), Salzburg, Styria (Steiermark), Tyrol (Tirol), Vorarlberg and Vienna (Wien).

Capital:
Austria's federal capital is Vienna with a population of 1.6 million.

National Holiday:
Austria's National Holiday is the 26th of October. 

Legal System:
Austrian law is based on the civil system with Roman law origins.