AUSTRIA ant power as a centre for culture and knowledge, a globally networked economy, its role as Europe’s central hub, as a city for international dialogue and a diverse population. The basis for Vienna’s internationality is its cosmopolitan attitude, which is, in turn, based on its population’s multicultural composition. A walk across one of Vienna’s markets like “Naschmarkt” clearly shows this as well as traditional Viennese cuisine whose specialties originated from all countries of the former Danube Monarchy with deliciously prove the city’s cultural diversity. People from 200 nations live in the DiverCity of Vienna today. Approximately one third of the Viennese were not born in Austria, 49% of the 1.8 million residents have “migrant backgrounds” and were therefore either not born in Austria or have at least one parent who was born abroad. Non-Austrian nationals mainly come from Serbia and Montenegro (approx. 72,000 people), from Turkey (approx. 45,000), from Germany (approx. 40,000), and Poland (approx. 38,000). The United Nations selected Vienna as one of its four offi cial seats and is represented by 15 organisations, including 28 JUNE 2016 the Offi ce of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), and the International Money Laundering Information Network (IMOLIN). But also UNIDO (the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation), IAEO (International Atomic Energy Agency), OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe), and OPEC (Organisation of the Petrol Exporting Countries), and many other international organisations are present in this city. International organisations in Vienna have over 5,000 employees. © Mercer, Pixabay, WienTourismus / Christian Stemper, Manfred Horvath, Peter Rigaud, Claudio Alessandri, Karl Thomas, Popp & Hackner, Lois Lammerhuber, W. Hofmann Quality of living According to the consulting fi rm Mercer, there is yet again no other city with a higher quality of living than Vienna.
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