Lower Austria

Lower Austria Niederösterreich (German) Niedaöstareich (Bavarian)
State
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Niederösterreiche Landeshymne
Country	Austria
Capital	Sankt Pölten
Government
• Body	Landtag of Lower Austria
• Governor	Johanna Mikl-Leitner[1] (ÖVP)
• Deputy Governor	Udo Landbauer (FPÖ) [1]
Area
• Total	18,901.2 km2 (7,297.8 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2022)
• Total	1,698,796
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€65.035 billion (2021)
• Per capita	€38,400 (2021)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	AT-3
HDI (2019)	0.887[3] very high · 8th of 9
NUTS Region	AT1
Votes in Bundesrat	12 (of 62)
Website	noe.gv.at

Lower Austria (German: Niederösterreich pronounced [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯ç] ^ⓘor NÖ; Austro-Bavarian: Niedaöstareich, Niedaestareich, Slovak: Dolné Rakúsko, Czech: Dolní Rakousy) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt Pölten, replacing Vienna, which became a separate state in 1921. With a land area of 19,186 km² (7,408 sq mi) and a population of 1.685 million people, Lower Austria is the second-most-populous state in Austria (after Vienna). Other large cities are Amstetten, Klosterneuburg, Krems an der Donau, Stockerau and Wiener Neustadt.^[4]