Did you know that...

• nearly 60% of the electricity used in Austria is generated by water power
• that the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize was Austrian – Bertha von Suttner 1905
• that one of the most famous orchestras in the world is Austrian – the Vienna Philarmonic Orchestra
• these famous musicians were Austrians: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schönberg, Johann Strauß
• that the Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger comes from Austria
• that on average every Austrian eats 8,5 kg chocolate a year, compared to US citizens who only eat 5,3 kg and Australians who only eat 4,8 kg a year
• that Vienna is the only capital in the world which has a significant vine production on its territory
• that you can go all across Austria - from Vienna until Feldkirch - by train in only seven hours
• that there are more than 300 different skiing resorts in Austria
• that Austria is a member of the United Nations since 1955 and of the European Union since 1995
• that around 60% of the Austrian territory are covered by the Alps ... so there are plenty of possibilities to go skiing in winter and hiking in summer
• the highest mountain in Austria is the Großglockner, which is 3.798 meters high
• that in February 2008 the Austrian movie "Die Fälscher" by Stefan Ruzowitzky was the first Austrian movie to win an Oscar
• in June 2008 the European Soccer Games (EM) are taking place in Austria and Switzerland