Austria
Republic of Austria · Western Europe
Updated 8 November 2026
Austria is a country in Western Europe with its capital in Vienna. Its head of state is Alexander Van der Bellen and its head of government is Christian Stocker. On DiploMaps you can see Austria on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Vienna
- Head of state
- Alexander Van der BellenPresident of Austria since 2017 (born 1944)
- Head of government
- Christian StockerAustrian politician
- Foreign minister
- Beate Meinl-ReisingerAustrian jurist and politician (born 1978)
- Population
- 9.2 million (2025)
- Area
- 83,871 km²
- GDP
- $579.5 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- Austro-Bavarian German
- United Nations
- Member since 1955
- Region
- Western Europe · Europe
Austria and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $156.7 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $1.6 billion
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed90 Days within a 180-day period
Memberships
- European Union
- OECD
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Union for the Mediterranean
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)