Austria is basically the German-speaking part of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was even briefly called the "Republic of German-Austria" after the empir

Austria is basically the German-speaking part of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was even briefly called the "Republic of German-Austria" after the empire's dissolution in 1918: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_German-Austria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_German-Austria