Federal State of Austria

The Federal State of Austria (Austrian German: Bundesstaat Österreich; also known as the Ständestaat) was a country that existed in Europe between 1934 and 1938.

This article is about the sovereign state between 1934 and 1938. For the federated states of current Austria, see States of Austria.
Federal State of Austria
Bundesstaat Österreich  (Austrian German)
The Federal State of Austria in 1938
The Federal State of Austria in 1938
CapitalVienna
Common languagesGerman (Austrian German)
ISO 3166 codeAT
Today part ofAustria

History
See also: History of Austria

The Federal State of Austria started on 1 May 1934 after the First Austrian Republic ended.

It ended on 13 March 1938 with the Anschluss (when Nazi Germany took over Austria).

Ideology

Its government was authoritarian, conservative and similar to Italian fascism. The most common religion was Christianity (Catholicism).

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