German Austria (Twilight of a New Era)

German Austria Deutsch-Österreich (or Austria for short) is a federal state of Austria-Hungary.

Government
German-Austria is parliamentary representative democratic state, with a Minister-President (Ministerpräsident) as the head of government, and a State Governor (Landeshauptmann) as head of state. Executive power is exercised by the governments, both local and state level. State legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament (Reichsrat).

The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.

Administrative division
As a federalized state, German-Austria is divided into provinces (Bundesländer). These states are then divided into districts (Bezirke) and statutory cities (Statutarstädte). Districts are subdivided into municipalities (Gemeinden). Statutory Cities have the competencies otherwise granted to both districts and municipalities. The states are not mere administrative divisions but have some legislative authority distinct from the federal government, e.g. in matters of culture, social care, youth and nature protection, hunting, building, and zoning ordinances.