Population
8,935,112 (2020)
Official language
Austrian German
Currency
Euro (€)
Capital
Vienna
Time Zone
UTC+1 (CET); Summer UTC+2 (CEST)
Dialling Code
+43
Area (sq. miles)
32,
GDP
$461.432 bn (PPP)
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
The Arts and Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria
10% for books and 20% on eBooks
Yes
Association of the Austrian Book Trade
(Hauptverband des Österreichischen Buchhandels or HVB) represents the interests of booksellers, publishers, distributors.
Austrian Library Association (BVÖ) is an organisation representing the interests of Austrian public libraries.
- Book market statistics (PA, 2017) [link to download/view]
- Austria’s report to Federation of European Publishers (HVB, November 2017) [link to download/view]
- Austria’s report to the Federation of European Publishers (HVB, June 2017) [link to download/view]
- Der Buchmarkt in Österreich (HVB, 2014, in German) [link to download/view]
Vienna International Book Fair (Buch Wien) is held over 5 days in Vienna.
New Books in German Translation Funding provide financial support to publishers interested in translating books from German.
The Arts and Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria provides grants in support of the translation of Austrian literature.
Useful Contacts
Email: exams@britishcouncil.at
Tel: 0043 1 533 26 16 77
Email: commerce@britishembassy.at
Tel: +43 1 716 13 6161
Bronwen Moore, Head of Trade and Investment, Vienna
Email: bronwen.moore@mobile.trade.gov.uk
