The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806, two years after Austria had established its own empire, which became a great power and one of the largest states in Europe. The empire's defeat in wars and the loss of territories in the 1860s paved the way for the establishment of Austria-Hungary in 1867. Official languageGovernmentFederal semi-presidential republicLegislatureCurrency () ()OverviewAustria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a in, lying in the. It is a of nine, of which the capital is the and state. Austria is bordered by. The native name for Austria, Österreich, derives from the Ostarrîchi, which meant "eastern realm", can be also translated as "eastern empire" or "eastern kingdom", and which first appeared i.
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