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Vienna, Austria News About Vienna, Austria Vienna is the capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city; with a population of about 1.7 million (2.3 million within the metropolitan area), it is by far the largest city in Austria as well as its cultural, economic and political center. It is the 10th largest city by population in the European Union and was listed by Mercer Human Resource Consulting as having the 2nd highest quality of living (as of 2008). Vienna is host to many major international organizations such as the United Nations and OPEC. Vienna lies in the very east of Austria and is close to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. In 2001, the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an Economist Intelligence Unit study of 127 world cities ranked it first equal with Vancouver for the quality of life. Additionally, Vienna is the seat of the UN Commission on International Trade Law's secretariat (UNCITRAL). Alongside the international and intergovernmental organisations, there are dozens of charitable organisations based in Vienna that provide relief and assistance to disadvantaged children and needy people in developing countries. Vienna has been synonymous with music for centuries, and was home to Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Johann Strauss. Today the Wiener Philharmoniker is one of the world's top orchestras, the Vienna Boys' Choir is triumphant wherever it tours, and the Vienna Conservatorium has produced innumerable international award-winners in all musical disciplines. Other Major Cities:
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