Austria Pre-Travel Clearance. Austria is a Central European country and member of the European Union.
It has a population of around 8.9 million inhabitants, it is well-known for having a highly mountainous territory due to the presence of the Alps. Its official language is German, however, thanks to its shared borders with many countries (8 in total) such as Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and some others, a minority of its people can speak Croatian, Hungarian, Slovenian, and Turkish.
It is recognized for being one of the richest countries in the world with a high living standard.