Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein
Location of Liechtenstein on the European continent
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland For God, Prince and Fatherland
Anthem: Oben am jungen Rhein "Up on the Young Rhine"
Patron Saint(s): Saint Lucius
Capital		Vaduz
Official language(s)		German
Demonym		Liechtensteinian, locally Liechtensteiner
Government		Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
-	Prince-Regent	Alois
-	Prime Minister	Otmar Hasler
-	Landtag Speaker	Klaus Wanger
Independence as principality		from Germany
-	Water (%)	0.001
Population
-	2007 estimate	35,322
-	2000 census	33,307
-	Density	221/km2 (52) 572.4/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2001 estimate
-	Total	1,786,000,000 (168)
-	Per capita	53,951 (3)
GDP (nominal)		2005 estimate
-	Total	3,658,000,000
-	Per capita	105,323 (1)
Currency		Swiss franc (CHF)
Time zone		CET (UTC+1)
-	Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD		.li
Calling code		423

The Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a small, doubly landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to its west and by Austria to its east. Mountainous, it is a winter sports resort, though it is perhaps best-known as a tax haven. Despite this, it is not heavily urbanized (like the Principality of Monaco or Gibraltar). Many cultivated fields and little farms characterize its landscape both in the north (Unterland) and in the south (Oberland). It is the smallest German-speaking country in the world and is the last remnant of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital city is Vaduz.

History

Liechtenstein.

See Also

• Germany
• Austria
• Switzerland

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