Austria - a landlocked central European country, that is bordered with 8 other countries. The territory of Austria covers 32,377 sq. mi. (83,855 sq. km) and has a temperate and alpine climate. German in its standard form is the country's official language. Austria's terrain is highly mountainous due to the presence of the Alps. The origins of modern-day Austria date back to the time of the Habsburg dynasty when the vast majority of the country was a part of the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806 AD), that was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Austria became one of the great powers of Europe and in 1804 the Austrian Empire was officially proclaimed. In 1867, the Austrian Empire was reformed into Austria-Hungary. The Habsburg (Austro-Hungarian) Empire collapsed in 1918 with the end of World War I. The First Austrian Republic was established in 1919. In the 1938 Anschluss, Austria was occupied and annexed by Nazi Germany. This lasted until the end of World War II in 1945, after which Nazi Germany was occupied by the Allies and Austria's former democratic constitution was restored. In 1955, the Austrian State Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state, ending the occupation. In the same year, the Austrian Parliament created the Declaration of Neutrality which declared that the Second Austrian Republic would become permanently neutral. Today, Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy comprising nine federal states.

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1. Innsbruck - the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to the Brenner Pass , some 19 mi. (30 km) south of Innsbruck. An internationally renowned winter sports centre, and host to the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics.
2. Höhe Tauern National Park - meaning "high mountain passes". The park is the first (1981) national park in Austria and largest (708 sq. mi. - 1834 sq. m) nature reserve in Central Europe. Also the site of Grossglockner, the tallest (12,461 ft./3,798 m) mountain in the country (first ascended in 1800) and the Pasterze, the longest (5 mi./8 km) glacier in Austria. Here also is the "Cradle of Mountaineering" for as far back as 1761, the 10,666 ft. (3,251 m) high, Ankogel, became the first glacier-covered Alpine peak to be climbed.
3. Zell am Zee - the capital city of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The German name "Zell am See" means "Zell by the lake". The lake is 223 ft.(68 m) deep. The valley of Zell is a corridor in the middle of the Austrian Alps between the Saalach and the Salzach rivers.