Austria, officially Österreich, is a country in Central Europe, Its capital is Vienna, its country calling code is +43, and its ISO 3166 codes are AT (alpha-2) and AUT (alpha-3). The official currency is Euro (EUR) €.
Austria country code: +43
The country calling code for Austria is +43. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Austria number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.
Austria ISO codes: AT and AUT
Austria is assigned AT as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and AUT as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Austria is .at. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.
Currency in Austria: the Euro
The official currency of Austria is the Euro, with the ISO 4217 code EUR and the symbol €. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Austria are quoted in EUR. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.
Time zone in Austria
The primary time zone for Austria is +01:00, currently UTC+01:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.
Capital and geography of Austria
The capital of Austria is Vienna. Austria sits in Europe, specifically the Central Europe subregion. Its approximate centre point is 47.33333333, 13.33333333. Traffic in Austria drives on the right. Languages recorded for Austria: German.
Which countries border Austria?
Austria shares a land border with 8 countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.
Bordering countries
8 land borders recorded.
Public holidays 2026
20 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.
| Date | Holiday | Applies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | National |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Epiphany | National |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Saint Joseph's Day |
Regional
AT-2, AT-6, AT-7, AT-8 |
| 5 Apr 2026 | Easter Sunday | National |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | National |
| 1 May 2026 | National Holiday | National |
| 4 May 2026 | Saint Florian's Day |
Regional
AT-4 |
| 14 May 2026 | Ascension Day | National |
| 24 May 2026 | Pentecost | National |
| 25 May 2026 | Whit Monday | National |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Corpus Christi | National |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Assumption Day | National |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Saint Rupert's Day |
Regional
AT-5 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | National Holiday | National |
| 1 Nov 2026 | All Saints' Day | National |
| 11 Nov 2026 | Saint Martin's Day |
Regional
AT-1 |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Saint Leopold's Day |
Regional
AT-3, AT-9 |
| 8 Dec 2026 | Immaculate Conception | National |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 Dec 2026 | St. Stephen's Day | National |
Where Austria is
Centre point 47.33333333, 13.33333333.
