Austria is located in Central Europe surrounded by Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy and Switzerland. It is quite a small country with 83872 km2 (31383 sq mi). The capital is Vienna with about 1.7 million inhabitants. According to geographical aspects Austria has three different types of regions: the alpine upland, the Austrian alps and the granite highlands. Austria is also called the Republic of Alps because 60 % of Austria is mountainous. 43% of Austria's territory is wooded and there are a lot of lakes, especially in Kärnten. 
Austria is divided into nine states: Vorarlberg, Tirol, Salzburg, Kärnten, Steiermark, Oberösterreich, Burgenland, Wien and Niederösterreich.
Climate
Austria's climate is affected by the interaction of the oceanic climate and the continental climate. Austria has very hot summers and very cold winters and only modest rainfall. The climate in the west of Austria is usually a little bit more modest: a mild winter and a warm summer and a lot of rainfall. According to Austria' geography, there's another clime: the alpine climate with a very long and cold winter. There is also a weather influence from the north and the south which can lead to polar cold or sahara-dust. The best time to visit Austria depends on what you want to do. Winter is best for skiing. Spring, summer and fall are best for hiking and summer is best for relaxing at one of the beautiful lakes.
The graphic below shows average temperatures and rainfall for Vienna which is in the northeast of Austria.
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