Austria

Key facts

Land borders (8)

• Czechia
• Germany
• Hungary
• Italy
• Liechtenstein
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Switzerland

Austria in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Austria is a household name, so it can be the answer even in easy puzzles. These are the 23 claims from the pool that are true of Austria, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Has German as an official language1 of 6
• Its capital city's name begins with “V”1 of 6
• Borders Germany1 of 9
• Borders more than 7 countries1 of 11
• Its name begins with “A”1 of 11
• Uses the euro as its currency1 of 25
• Is a member of the European Union1 of 27
• Borders more than 5 countries1 of 33
• Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177