Austria is not in Europe.
The Alps ( [ ælps ] Alpes [ alp ] Alpen [ ˈalpən ] Alpi [ ˈalpi ] Alps Alpe [ ˈáːlpɛ ] ) are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , The Caucasus Mountains are higher , and the Urals longer , but both lie partly in Asia . Austria . During the 17th and 18th centuries , Austria retained its position as one of the great powers of Europe and , in response to the coronation of Napoleon as the Emperor of the French , the Austrian Empire was officially proclaimed in 1804 .