Austria

or Austria-Hungary, an extensive monarchy in Central Europe, inhabited by several distinct nationalities, and consisting of two semi-independent countries, each with its own parliament and government, {but with one common sovereign, ary, ——————————— ee and system of diplomacy, and also with a parliament common to both. The Austrian empire extends from about lat. 42° to 51° N., or, exclusive of Dalmatia and the narrower part of Croatia, from about lat. the total area in round numbers is 240,000 square miles. Its eer length from E. to W. is about Q miles; its greatest breadth from N. to 8., with the exclusion above stated, is about 400 miles; bounded S. by Turkey, the Adriatic Sea, and the kingdom of Italy; W. by Switzerland, Bavaria, and Saxony; N. by Pru ia and Ru ian Poland; and BE. by Ru ia and Rumania. On the shores of the Adriatic, along the coasts of Dal in at i a, Croatia, Istria, ete., lies its only sea frontage. Besides being divided into the two great divisions above mentioned, the Austro-Hungarian monarchy is further divided into a number of governments or provinces. The following table gives their name, area, and population in 1900: Area in|Pop., Dec.