How big is Austria really?
Austria covers 83,701 km² (32,317 mi²).
- Area
- 83,701 km² (32,317 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 113 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Azerbaijan (85,829 km²)
- Population
- 9,100,000
- People per km²
- 109
- Size on a Mercator map
- 2.2 times the real size
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Austria vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 95 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 95 times.
| Austria | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,701 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 9,100,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 109 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,846,904 km² | |
Austria vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 2.9 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 2.9 times.
| Austria | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,701 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 9,100,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 109 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 158,901 km² | |
Austria on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 2.2 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 46.4° N to 49° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 2.1 and 2.3 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 183,929 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Cambodia
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Jordan | 89,267 km² | +6.6% |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 85,829 km² | +2.5% |
| 113 | Austria | 83,701 km² | – |
| 114 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | 80,315 km² | -4% |
| 115 | Czechia | 78,645 km² | -6% |
| 116 | Serbia | 77,420 km² | -7.5% |
Austria: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Austria | 19,124 km² | 23% |
| Styria | 16,369 km² | 20% |
| Tyrol | 12,609 km² | 15% |
| Upper Austria | 11,954 km² | 14% |
| Carinthia | 9,518 km² | 11% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 9
Austria in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 5700 BC: Early farming communities in the Vienna Basin
- Border changes on the timeline
- 52
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 751,297 km² (1718–1719)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Carolingian eastern Alpine lands | 791–954 |
| Eastern March | 955–975 |
| Margraviate of Austria | 976–1155 |
| Duchy of Austria | 1156–1452 |
| Archduchy of Austria | 1453–1525 |
| Habsburg Monarchy | 1526–1803 |
| Austrian Empire | 1804–1866 |
| Austria-Hungary | 1867–1917 |
| Republic of German-Austria | 1918 |
| Republic of Austria | 1919–Today |
| Federal State of Austria | 1934–1937 |
| Austria under German occupation | 1938–1944 |
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