Austria and A Guide - Resources and Review

The British Council is a charity which aims to use British expertise abroad. The activities of the council in Austria are detailed, including art, education and science. British Council Austrian news is also reported.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to Austria, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Austria. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Extensive index to European archaeological resources, organised by country.
 
The Austrian Cultural Institute administers cultural and educational exchanges between the USA and Austria. Includes current cultural news, museum and gallery information, Austrian publications and a forum about Austrian culture.
 
Set of maps produced by the CIA covering the political and ethnic boundaries, administrative divisions and major defence industries in all countries in Europe.
 
Detailed handbook describing the history of Austria and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
 
Basic reference information about Austria, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Austria, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Alphabetical list of academic and other libraries in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland.
 
Links to universities throughout Austria and to ACOnet, the Austrian academic computer network.
 
Links to universities throughout Austria and to ACOnet, the Austrian academic computer network.
 
Official information about Austria and its government, in English and German.
 
Austrian news magazine which allows users to read top news stories online, hours after the printed version is available, as well as an archive of past issues. Information is in German.
 
Basic reference information about Austria, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, coordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
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