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 | ||||
Demonym |
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Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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• Prince
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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) (219th) | ||||
• 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 (2014) |
0.908 very high · 13th |
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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 (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.