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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 |
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| Official languages | German | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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• Prince
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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) (219th) | ||||
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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 (2014) |
very high · 13th |
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| 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 (
i/ˈlɪktənstaɪn/; LIK-tin-styn; German: [ˈlɪçtn̩ʃtaɪn]), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in Central Europe. It is a constitutional monarchy with the rank of principality, headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein.