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Full Name Republic of Austria Capital City Vienna Area 83,858 sq km 32,378 sq miles Population 8,022,300 Time Zone GMT/UTC +1 () Daylight Saving Start last Saturday in March Daylight Saving End last Saturday in October Languages German (official) Turkish (other) language spoken by an ethnic minority Slovenian (other) language spoken by an ethnic minority; official in Carinthia Croatian (other) language spoken by an ethnic minority; official in Burgenland English (other) young people are often fluent in English Hungarian (other) language spoken by an ethnic minority; official in Burgenland Religion 88% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant Currency Euro (?? Electricity 230V 50HzHz Electric Plug Details European plug with two circular metal pins Country Dialing Code 43 |
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| Eisriesenwelt Caves |
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Set at an elevation of 1640m (5380ft), these caves are the largest accessible ice caves in the world with more than 40km (25mi) of explored passageways. Entry to the caves is regulated and a 75-minute tour takes in several immense caverns containing elaborate ice formations and frozen waterfalls. |
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