Austria

"Austria, the home of waltz, Baroque music... and most importantly, one of my favorite action stars, Arnold Schwarzenegger... even for one of my favorite singers, Conchita Wurst... or Thomas Neuwirth. I hope they're both not bad after all."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Terminated in the Danube

Austria (/ˈɒstriə/); German: Österreich [ˈøːstɐˌraɪç]), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi). The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects of German as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other local official languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.