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 |
• Monarch
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Hans-Adam II |
• Regent
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Alois |
Adrian Hasler | |
Legislature | Landtag |
Independence as principality | |
12 July 1806 | |
• Separation from
German Confederation |
1866 |
Area | |
• Total
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160 km2 (62 sq mi) (191st) |
• Water (%)
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2.7 |
Population | |
• 2014 estimate
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37,340 (193rd) |
• Density
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227/km2 (587.9/sq mi) (57th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
• Total
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$5.3 billion (149th) |
• Per capita
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$98,432 (2nd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total
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$5.155 billion (147th) |
• Per capita
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$143,151 (2nd) |
HDI (2015) |
0.912 very high · 15th |
Currency | Swiss franc (CHF) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• 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.