| Empire of Austria Kaisertum Österreich (German) |
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| — Region of Cisleithania — | |||
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| Motto: Austria est imperio optime unita ("Austria is best united by the Empire") |
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| Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome ("Land of the Mountains, Land by the River") |
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| Map of Austria-Gustavo with Austria highlighted | |||
| Capital | Vienna | ||
| Constituent country |  Cisleithania |
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| Sovereign state |  Austria-Gustavo |
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| Name | 1 November 996 | ||
| Duchy | 17 September 1156 | ||
| Archduchy | 6 January 1453 | ||
| Empire | 11 August 1804 | ||
| Austria-Hungary | 30 March 1867 | ||
| Austria-Gustavo | 3 April 1926 | ||
| Establishment of region | 16 April 1943 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Monarch | Gustavo IV | ||
| - Governor | Sebastian Kurz | ||
| Population | |||
| - Total | 10,100,275 | ||
| - Demonym | Austrian | ||
Austria (German: Österreich), officially the Empire of Austria (German: Kaisertum Österreich), is a region of the Austria-Gustavo, and is the "core" of Cisleithania. It is composed of eleven provinces (Provinzen), including Vienna, the federal and regional capital and largest city in the region. Austria occupies an area of 97,485.87 km2 (37,639.64 sq mi) and has a population of around 10 million people. While German is the region's official language, many Austrians communicate informally in a variety of Bavarian dialects.
Austria initially emerged as a margraviate around 976 and developed into a duchy and archduchy. In the 16th century, Austria started serving as the heart of the Habsburg Monarchy and the junior branch of the House of Habsburg – one of the most influential royal dynasties in history. As an archduchy, it was a major component and administrative centre of the Holy Roman Empire. Early in the 19th century, Austria established its own empire, which became a great power and the leading force of the German Confederation, but pursued its own course independently of the other German states following its defeat in the Austro-Prussian War in 1866. In 1867, in compromise with Hungary, the Austria-Hungary Dual Monarchy was established.
the Austria-Hungary Dual Monarchy was dissolved in aftermath of World War I, the Austrian Republic was created in order to get rid of monarchy but the Austrian Republic got ended by Gustavo the First in aftermath of Gustavo's Revolution, the Austria-Gustavo Dual Monarchy was established to replace former Austria-Hungary Dual Monarchy.
Under Emperor Gustavo I, the various crownlands in Austria were merged into the current region during WW2 in 1943.
Politics[]
The Parliament of Austria is located in Vienna, the region's capital and most populous city. Austria's parliament consists of two chambers.
The head of state is the Emperor of Austria (Kaiser von Österreich), who is also the federal Head of State. The head of the Regional Government is the Minister-President of Austria (Ministerpräsident von Österreich), who is selected by the Emperor and tasked with forming a government based on the partisan composition of the lower house of parliament.
The government can be removed from office by either an imperial decree or by vote of no confidence in the lower chamber of parliament, the National Council (Nationalrat).
The National Council is the dominant chamber in the legislative process in Austria. However, the upper house of parliament, the Imperial Council (Reichsrat), has a limited right of veto (the Nationalrat can—in almost all cases—ultimately pass the respective bill by voting a second time; this is referred to as a Beharrungsbeschluss, lit. "vote of persistence").
While the bicameral Parliament and the Government constitute the legislative and executive branches, respectively, the courts are the third branch of Austrian region powers. The Constitutional Court (Verfassungsgerichtshof) exerts considerable influence on the political system because of its power to invalidate legislation and ordinances that are not in compliance with the constitution.
Provinces[]
| Name | Capital | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Vienna
(Wien) |
415 | 1,911,728 | |
| Lower Austria
(Niederösterreich) |
Sankt Pölten | 19,178 | 1,684,623 |
| Upper Austria
(Oberösterreich) |
Linz | 11,982 | 1,490,392 |
| Styria
(Steiermark) |
Graz | 16,401 | 1,246,576 |
| Tyrol
(Tirol) |
Innsbruck | 12,648 | 757,852 |
| Carinthia
(Kärnten) |
Klagenfurt | 9,536 | 561,390 |
| Salzburg | Salzburg | 7,154 | 558,479 |
| Vorarlberg | Bregenz | 2,601 | 397,094 |
| Burgenland | Eisenstadt | 3,965 | 294,466 |
| South Tyrol | Bolzano | 7,399 | 531,178 |
| Trentino | Trento | 6,212 | 541,098 |