Austrian passports are issued to citizens of Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 to facilitate international travel.

Physical Appearance

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Austrian passports are burgundy

Burgundy (color)

Burgundy is a shade of purplish red associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France. The color burgundy is similar to other shades of dark red such as maroon...

 in colour like other European passport

European passport

The European Union itself does not issue passports, but the passports issued by its 27 member states share certain design features. These include the burgundy coloured cover, the use of the words "European Union" in the country's official language on the cover, as well as common security features...

s and with the Austrian Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Austria

The current coat of arms of Austria, albeit without the broken chains, has been in use by the Republic of Austria since 1919. Between 1934 and the German annexation in 1938 Austria used a different coat of arms, which consisted of a double-headed eagle...

 emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. The words "EUROPÄISCHE UNION" (English

British English

British English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...

:European Union) and "REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH" (Republic of Austria) is inscribed above the coat of arms and the word "REISEPASS" is inscribed below the coat of arms. Austrian passports have the standard biometric symbol at the bottom and use the standard EU design. Each page of the passport shows the Coat of arms of an other Austrian province in the background.