Austria

1. Medieval Margraviate and Duchy under the Babenberg dynasty, passing to the House of Habsburg in 1282.
2. Centered as the seat of power for the Holy Roman Empire for centuries under Habsburg rule.
3. 1867: Formation of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise creates the Dual Monarchy empire.
4. 1918: Defeat in World War I collapses the empire, establishing the First Austrian Republic.
5. 1938: Annexed into Nazi Germany during the *Anschluss*.
6. 1955: The Austrian State Treaty restores independence on the condition of permanent constitutional neutrality.
7. 1995: Joins the European Union, evolving into a prosperous, neutral central European economy.

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