Where Is Austria? Central European Landlocked Nation — Map, Borders & States

Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, covering 83,871 km² (32,383 sq mi).

Borders (8 Neighbors)

• Northwest: Germany (815 km)
• West: Switzerland (180 km), Liechtenstein (35 km)
• South: Italy (430 km)
• East: Slovenia (330 km), Hungary (366 km)
• Northeast: Slovakia (105 km), Czech Republic (402 km)

No coastline. Nearest sea: Adriatic (Trieste, ~75 km from border).

Federal States (Bundesländer) — 9

1. Burgenland (Eisenstadt) — steppe lake (Neusiedler See), wine
2. Carinthia (Klagenfurt) — lakes, mountains, Slovenian minority
3. Lower Austria (St. Pölten) — surrounds Vienna; Danube, wine, castles
4. Salzburg (Salzburg) — Mozart, Sound of Music, Alps
5. Styria (Graz) — green heart, pumpkin seed oil, Erzberg
6. Tyrol (Innsbruck) — alpine core, ski capital, Brenner Pass
7. Upper Austria (Linz) — industry, Danube, Mauthausen
8. Vienna (Wien) — capital, 2M metro, UN/IAEA/OPEC hub
9. Vorarlberg (Bregenz) — Rhine Valley, Lake Constance, textile heritage

Vienna: Capital & Largest City

Population ~2M (metro); consistently ranked #1 global quality of living (Mercer). Imperial palaces, coffee houses, classical music, modern innovation hub.

Topography

62% Alpine (Western/Central); Danube Valley (North/East) — economic corridor; Pannonian fringe (SE) — warm, viticulture.