Austria

  • The Austrian flag is one of the oldest in the world dating from 1191
  • 62% of the land area of Austria is covered by the Alps
  • Austrians have the longest average workweek in Europe – 45 hours
  • Turning right on red is forbidden in Austria
  • Watch Austrian stoplights carefully – before a light turns yellow, it blinks green and before it turns green, it blinks yellow
  • Think about this – Austria relies on it staying cold for 9% of its income
  • Austria’s population is roughly the same as London’s