1. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, a dual constitutional monarchy with a population of 51.35 million (1910), was the second largest country in Europe in 1914, with an area of 676615 square kilometers after Russia. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was located in eastern Europe and was ruled by the Habsburgs.
2. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was a political union of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, the Emperor of the Austrian Empire was also the king of the Kingdom of Hungary, and the two countries had autonomy in legislation, administration, judiciary and taxation, and only finance, diplomacy and military were under the unified leadership of the central government.
3. There were two capitals of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna in Austria and Budapest in Hungary. Vienna has a population of 2.08 million and Budapest has a population of 1.23 million. There were 5 kingdoms, 7 principalities, 1 principality, 2 free cities and 2 provinces in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
4. The last emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was named "
Karl Franz
At the same time, he was the Emperor of Austria, the King of Hungary, and the King of Bohemia, who actively participated in the First World War, and it was he who buried the 600-year inheritance of the Habsburg dynasty.
5. The official currency of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the Austro-Hungarian krone, but the Austro-Hungarian krone and some folk auxiliary coins at that time were common, and the previous Rhine Shield was also recognized by the state, and the exchange rate of the krone in Austria and Hungary was different.
6. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was a typical multi-ethnic state with 12 nationalities and national cohesion was not strong. No single ethnic group has exceeded 50 per cent of the total population, and wars have broken out between peoples many times in history.
7. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was predominantly Catholic, but it was also a multi-faith nation. Islam is the main religion in parts of the country.
8. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had three governments: the central government, the Hungarian government, and the Austrian government, all with their own parliaments and prime ministers, and the power of the emperor was supreme in law, but in practice it was difficult to control the whole country.
9. The official phonetics of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are German, Hungarian, Croatian. Most of the national languages of the two sides do not communicate with each other. Hungarians are more linguistically inclined to the Asian language family.
10. The economy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire grew rapidly, and the GDP of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ranked 6th in the world, second only to the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Russia and Italy, and Japan ranked 7th in the world at that time.
11. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had a special army, the Defensive Force, called the "Royal and Royal Local Defense Force", which referred to Austria and the Royal Family to the Kingdom of Bohemia. The other was called the "Royal Hungarian Local Defense Army", both of which were regular field armies, extremely effective, but only in some areas.
12. Theoretically, the overall command of the imperial army was vested in the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and in practice the chief of the general staff had more command power under the government's constitution. After the outbreak of World War I, the command of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was taken away by German military advisers sent by Germany.
13. The Austro-Hungarian Empire set up four major arms of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and hunters, and the hunters were light infantry, mainly used for mountain combat, most of which were recruited from traditional mountain people, and were good troops for performing tactical interspersed and night raids.
14. In 1872, Emperor Franz Josephine I, Emperor Alexander II of Russia, and Kaiser Wilhelm I of Russia signed the Agreement of Hinbron, formally establishing the Offensive and Defensive Alliance, known in history as the "Triple Alliance".
15. Prague, a famous city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, became the capital of Czechoslovakia after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and is known as the most beautiful city in Europe, and the entire city has been designated as a World Heritage Site.
16. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1908 became the cause of the outbreak of the First World War. The war ended in 1918 and the Austro-Hungarian Empire ended.
17. The countries that seceded from austria-Hungary were Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia, etc., and some territories were incorporated into Poland and Italy.
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