Austria

Flag Description Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red. Currency The Euro. (€) This image represents a 5 euro banknote. Euro coins have one common side and one national side. They can be used anywhere within the euro area, regardless of the country of issue. There are coins in denominations of €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. The value of one U.S. dollar is equivalent to 0.65 euros. Astronomy Today's date is May 9, 2008. There is currently a New Moon. Location Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. Climate Temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain in lowlands and snow in mountains; cool summers with occasional showers. Terrain In the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping. Elevation Extremes Lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m ... Highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m

Nature & Science News

'No bias' against UK astronauts - UK government opposition to human spaceflight will be no bar to its citizens becoming astronauts, Esa says.

Platypus genetic code unravelled - The genetic blueprint of one of the world's strangest mammals - the duck-billed platypus - is deciphered.

EU's sat-nav pioneer calls home - A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth.

Nasa set to join petaflop elite - Nasa has unveiled a plan to boost its supercomputer power to help plan and model future missions.

Food waste on 'staggering' scale - People are needlessly throwing away 3.6m tonnes of food each year in England and Wales, research suggests.

Cod fall may speed 'toxic tide' - Declining fish stocks could be partially responsible for algal blooms in parts of the oceans, researchers find.

Hostels in Austria

Hostel Index

Index:
Placenames Around the World