Austro-Hungarian monarchy
Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie  (German)
Osztrák–Magyar Monarchia  (Hungarian)
1867–1918
Medium coat of arms (1867–1915) (see also Flags of Austria-Hungary) of Austria–Hungary
Medium coat of arms
(1867–1915)
(see also Flags of Austria-Hungary)
Motto: Indivisibiliter ac inseparabiliter
("Indivisibly and inseparably")
Anthem: Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze
("God preserve, God protect")
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1914).svg
Cisleithania, Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
  Cisleithania, or "Austria"
  Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, or "Hungary"
  Condominium of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Capital
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • Budapest (Hungary)
Largest cityVienna
Official languages
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Croatian (Croatia-Slavonia)

Other spoken languages:
Czech, Polish, Ruthenian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Italian, Romani (Carpathian), Yiddish, and others (Friulian, Istro-Romanian, Ladin)
Religion
  • 76.6% Catholic (incl. 64–66% Latin & 10–12% Eastern)
  • 8.9% Protestant (Lutheran, Reformed, Unitarian)
  • 8.7% Orthodox
  • 4.4% Jewish
  • 1.3% Muslim
(1910 census)
Demonym(s)Austro-Hungarian
GovernmentConstitutional dual monarchy
Emperor-King 
• 1867–1916
Franz Joseph I
• 1916–1918
Karl I & IV
Minister-President of Austria 
• 1867 (first)
F. F. von Beust
• 1918 (last)
Heinrich Lammasch
Prime Minister of Hungary 
• 1867–1871 (first)
Gyula Andrássy
• 1918 (last)
János Hadik
Legislature2 national legislatures
• Imperial Council
  • House of Lords
  • House of Deputies
• Diet of Hungary
  • House of Magnates
  • House of Representatives
Historical era
  • New Imperialism
  • World War I
• 1867 Compromise
30 March 1867
• Dual Alliance
7 October 1879
• Bosnian Crisis
6 October 1908
• July Crisis
28 June 1914
• Invasion of Serbia
28 July 1914
• Empire dissolved
31 October 1918
• Austrian Republic
12 November 1918
• Hungarian Republic
16 November 1918
• Treaty of Saint-Germain
10 September 1919
• Treaty of Trianon
4 June 1920
Area
1905621,538 km2(239,977 sq mi)
Currency
  • Gulden
    (1867–1892)
  • Krone
    (1892–1918)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Austrian Empire
First Austrian Republic (legal successor)
Kingdom of Hungary (legal successor)
First Czechoslovak Republic (territorial)
Second Polish Republic (territorial)
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (territorial)
Kingdom of Romania (territorial)
Kingdom of Italy (territorial)