The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ vote - Thomas KLESTIL 63%, Gertraud KNOLL 14%, Heide SCHMIDT 11%,

       Richard LUGNER 10%, Karl NOWAK 2%

      Legislative branch:

       bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung consists of Federal

       Council or Bundesrat (64 members; members represent each of the

       states on the basis of population, but with each state having at

       least three representatives; members serve a four- or six-year term)

       and the National Council or Nationalrat (183 seats; members elected

       by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)

       election results: National Council - percent of vote by party - OeVP

       42.3%, SPOe 36.9%, FPOe 10.2%, Greens 9%; seats by party - OeVP 79,

       SPOe 69, FPOe 19, Greens 16

       elections: National Council - last held 24 November 2002 (next to be

       held in the fall of 2006)

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Judicial Court or Oberster Gerichtshof; Administrative

       Court or Verwaltungsgerichtshof; Constitutional Court or

       Verfassungsgerichtshof

      Political parties and leaders:

       Austrian People's Party or OeVP [Wolfgang SCHUESSEL]; Freedom Party

       of Austria or FPOe [Herbert HAUPT]; Social Democratic Party of

       Austria or SPOe [Alfred GUSENBAUER]; The Greens Alternative or GA

       [Alexander VAN DER BELLEN]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Austrian Trade Union Federation (primarily Socialist) or OeGB;

       Federal Economic Chamber; OeVP-oriented League of Austrian

       Industrialists or VOeI; Roman Catholic Church, including its chief

       lay organization, Catholic Action; three composite leagues of the

       Austrian People's Party or OeVP representing business, labor, and

       farmers

      International organization participation:

       AfDB, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CE, CEI, CERN,

       EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, G- 9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD,

       ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,

       IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM (guest), NEA, NSG,

       OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF,

       UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMIK,

       UNMISET, UNMOGIP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU

       (observer), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Eva NOWOTNY

       chancery: 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008–3035

       consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York

       FAX: [1] (202) 895–6750

       telephone: [1] (202) 895–6700

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador William Lee LYONS BROWN, Jr.

       embassy: Boltzmanngasse 16, A-1090, Vienna

       mailing address: use embassy street address

       telephone: [43] (1) 31339, 31375, 31335

       FAX: [43] (1) 5125835

      Flag description:

       three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red

      Economy Austria

      Economy - overview:

       Austria, with its well-developed market economy and high standard

       of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially

       Germany's. Membership in the EU has drawn an influx of foreign

       investors attracted by Austria's access to the single European

       market and proximity to EU aspirant economies. Slowing growth in

       Germany and elsewhere in the world held the economy to only 1.2%

       growth in 2001, 0.6% in 2002, and 0.8% in 2003.. To meet increased

       competition from both EU and Central European countries, Austria

       will need to emphasize knowledge-based sectors of the economy,

       continue to deregulate the service sector, and lower its tax burden.

       A key issue is the encouragement of much greater participation in

       the labor market by its ageing population.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $227.7 billion (2002 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       1.1% (2002 est.)

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $27,900 (2002 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2% industry: 33% services: 65% (2002 est.)

      Population below poverty line:

       NA%

      Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.5% highest 10%: 22.5% (1995)

      Distribution of family income - Gini index:

       31 (1995)

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       1.8% (2002 est.)

      Labor force:

       4.3 million (2001)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       services 67%, industry and crafts 29%, agriculture and forestry 4%

       (2001 est.)

      Unemployment СКАЧАТЬ