Geography of Austria: Capitals of the Federal Provinces

• Austria is a country located in central Europe
• It is a member of the European Union
• The capital is Vienna
• It has a population of 8.9 million inhabitants
• There are 9 federal provinces (or Bundesländer)

1. Vorarlberg


Capital: Bregenz.
Only state in Austria where the local dialect is not Austro-Bavarian, but rather an Alemannic dialect.

The greatest tourist attractions are the mountains and the numerous ski resorts.

It has the second-smallest population and the second-highest population density.

2. Tirol

Capital: Innsbruck
The whole region of Tyrol is located in the Alps. Tyrol is bordered to the north by the state of Bavaria and to the east by the states of Carinthia and Salzburg

Third largest state in Austria