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Since Austria straddles the Alps, it is a prime location for skiing. Austria is the leading nation in the Alpine Skiing World Cup (consistently winning the largest number of points of all countries) and also strong in many other winter sports such as ski jumping. Austria's national ice hockey team ranks 13th in the world.
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Austria, [e] formally the Republic of Austria, [f] is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. [15] It is a federation of nine states , of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state.
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The ranges correspond to those listed for Austria in the AVE. (→ see diagram) If the highest mountain in a range is not within Austrian national territory it is not shown in the list. (e.g.: Piz Linard (3,411m), highest mountain in the Silvretta)
He was succeeded as duke of Austria by his young son Albert II the Magnanimous of Germany, with his cousin William the Courteous acting as regent. 1406: 15 July: William the Courteous died without heirs. He was succeeded in Upper Austria by Leopold the Fat and in Carinthia, Styria and Carniola by another brother, Ernest the Iron, Duke of Austria.
Austria has one guest bed for every six inhabitants, and boasts the highest per capita income from tourism in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. [2] As of 2007, the total number of tourist overnight stays is roughly the same for summer and winter season, with peaks in February and July/August.