Federal states of Austria Österreichs Länder / Bundesländer (German) | |
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Category | Federal state |
Location | Republic of Austria |
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Austria is a federal republic consisting of nine federal states. The European Commission calls them provinces.[1] Austrian federal states can pass laws that stay within the limits of the constitution, and each federal state has representatives in the main Austrian parliament.