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Principality of Liechtenstein
Fürstentum Liechtenstein (German)
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Motto: "Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland"
"For God, Prince, and Fatherland" |
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Anthem:
(English: "High on the Young Rhine") |
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| Capital | Vaduz |
| Largest municipality |
Schaan 47°10′00″N 9°30′35″E / 47.16667°N 9.50972°E |
| Official languages | German |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Demonym | Liechtensteiner |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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• Monarch
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Hans-Adam II |
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• Regent
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Alois |
| Adrian Hasler | |
| Legislature | Landtag |
| Independence as principality | |
| 12 July 1806 | |
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• Separation from
German Confederation |
1866 |
| Area | |
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• Total
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160 km2 (62 sq mi) (191st) |
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• Water (%)
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2.7 |
| Population | |
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• 2014 estimate
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37,340 (193rd) |
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• Density
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227/km2 (587.9/sq mi) (57th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
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• Total
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$5.3 billion (149th) |
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• Per capita
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$98,432 (2nd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
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• Total
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$5.155 billion (147th) |
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• Per capita
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$143,151 (2nd) |
| HDI (2015) |
very high · 15th |
| Currency | Swiss franc (CHF) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
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• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +423 |
| ISO 3166 code | LI |
| Internet TLD | .li |
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Liechtenstein (/ˈlɪktənstaɪn/ (
listen); LIK-tən-styne; German: [ˈlɪçtn̩ʃtaɪn]), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in Central Europe. The principality is a constitutional monarchy headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein.