Austria Austria is a small country in central Europe famous for its beautiful mountain scenery and delicious wines. They take great pride in the fact that their country has long been leading cultural center of Europe. About 75 percent of Austrians are Roman Catholic. The rest are made up of Protestants and Christians. The Jewish community is rather small with only 10,000 members. Austria is not as religious as other European countries but they still follow traditional ways of living. In rural areas churches are used primarily for social functions only. Austria’s government consists of nine provinces, which are Burgenland, Carinthia, lower Aus