ry is the Republic of
             Austria, but is most commonly referred to by its short-form name of
             Austria. Austria's government operates as a federal republic, and is
             divided up into nine administrative states, and the capital is Vienna. The
             current chief of state is president Thomas Klestil, and the head of
             government is chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel.
             The Austrian constitution was founded in 1920, revised in 1929, and
             reinstated in 1945. The legal system used in Austria is a civil law system
             with origins in Roman law. There is judicial review of legislative acts by
             the Constitutional Court, and there are separate administrative and
             civil/penal supreme courts. The voting age in Austria is 19 years of age,
             and participation in voting procedures is compulsory for presidential
             Austria has experienced a well-developed market economy and a high
             standard of living similar to other EU countries, especially Germany.
             Foreign investors have been attracted to Austria's access to the single
             European market since Austria gained membership in the EU. Austria brought
             its total public sector deficit down to 2.1% of GDP in 1999, and brought
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