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Austria
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The country and its people
• Key facts
• Topography & Economics
• Education & Politics
• Historical Information
• Characteristics and Values
• Behaviour
• Doing Business
• Eating & Drinking
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Key Facts• Capital: Vienna
• approx. 8.5 Mio. people – 84.000 km²
• Name originates from Germanic and Celtic languages
• Ethnic groups: German, indigenous minorities and immigrant groups
• Religion: Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant,…
• Country divided into states, districts and municipalities
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Puzzle
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Topography and Economics
• Mountainous country (32% below 500 m)
• Divided into 5 areas (Austrian Alps, …)
• One of the 10 richtest countires in the world
• High living standard
• Since 1995 EU member – main trading partner
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Education and Politics• School attendance compulsory for 9
yrs
• Primary education (4yrs) – 2 school types – schools for further education – university
• Federal, parliamentarian, democratic republic (1920/1945)
• 2 chambers in Parliament: Nationalrat (elected every 5 yrs) and Bundesrat
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A brief history
• Celts are the first settlers
• Austria is part of the Roman Empire
• Charles the Great (late 8th cent) > colonization and christianization
• House of Babenberg
• House of Habsburg
• Dual monarchy Austria - Hungary
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• 1938 Anschluß: incorporation to the third Reich
• WW II(1938-45)
• liberty of Austria in 1945 (State Treaty) > Second Republic of Austria
• independence in 1955
• 1995 member of the EU
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Characteristics and Values
• Austrians are conservative
• Relaxed and happy approach to life = Gemütlichkeit
• Friendly and hospitable to foreigners
• Austrians have a closely knit circle of friends and a wide network of acquaintances
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Behavior
• Good manners and polite behavior are extremely important in Austria
• Address Austrians by their appropriate titles and surnames until you are invited to use their first names
• Firm handshake on arrival and departure
• Maintain eye contact during the greeting
• Distinguish between ‘Du’ and ‘Sie’
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Doing Business
• First impressions are important
• Good preparation is necessary
• Austrians negotiate in a linear, direct fashion
• Who you know is important to business success in Austria
• Do not discuss your private life at work or bring your work home
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Eating and Drinking
• Austrians love good food – gourmet tradition
• Main meal at lunchtime (noon)
• Great variety of desserts
• Dark bread
• Mineral water, Beer, Wine, Schnaps
• Coffeehouse, Gasthaus, Gastgarten, Buschenschank/Heuriger
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Thank you for your attention!
Rauscher Nina, Bohatsch Linda, Leder Magdalena