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___MASK72___ is the capital ___MASK25___ ___MASK68___ and second - largest city in Austria after Vienna . On 1 January 2017 , it had a population ___MASK25___ 320 , 587 ( ___MASK25___ which 286 , 686 had principal residence status ). In 2014 , the population ___MASK25___ the ___MASK72___ Larger Urban Zone who had principal residence status stood at 605 , 143 . ___MASK68___ (, Slovene /) is a state or " Bundesland ", located in the southeast of Austria . In area it is the second largest of the nine Austrian federated states , covering . It borders Slovenia and the Austrian states of Upper Austria , Lower Austria , Salzburg , Burgenland , and Carinthia . The population ( as of ) was . The capital city is Graz which had 276 , 526 inhabitants at the beginning of 2015 . The Medical University ___MASK25___ Graz is a university in Graz , Austria . The larger urban zone ( LUZ ), or Functional Urban Area ( FUA ), is a measure ___MASK25___ the population and expanse ___MASK25___ metropolitan areas in Europe . It consists ___MASK25___ a city and its commuting zone . ___MASK15___ is the capital and largest city ___MASK25___ Austria and one ___MASK25___ the nine states ___MASK25___ Austria . ___MASK15___ is Austria ' s primary city , with a population ___MASK25___ about 1 . 8 million ( 2 . 6 million within the metropolitan area , nearly one third ___MASK25___ Austria ' s population ), and its cultural , economic , and political centre . It is the 7th - largest city by population within city limits in the European Union . Until the beginning ___MASK25___ the 20th century , it was the largest German - speaking city in the world , and before the splitting ___MASK25___ the Austro - Hungarian Empire in World War I , the city had 2 million inhabitants . Today , it has the second largest number ___MASK25___ German speakers after ___MASK65___ . ___MASK15___ is host to many major international organizations , including the United Nations and OPEC . The city is located in the eastern part ___MASK25___ Austria and is close to the borders ___MASK25___ the Czech Republic , ___MASK64___ , and Hungary . These regions work together in a European Centrope border region . Along with nearby Bratislava , ___MASK15___ forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants . In 2001 , the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site .