Country Reports
Liechtenstein
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Country name |
Principality of Liechtenstein |
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Government type |
Constitutional monarchy |
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Capital |
Vaduz |
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National holiday |
Assumption Day, 15 august |
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Area |
160 sq km |
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Location |
Central Europe |
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Border Countries |
Austria, Switzerland |
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Coastline |
0 km (doubly landlocked) |
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Population |
35,000 (UN, 2009) |
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Nationality |
Liechtensteiner(s) |
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Language |
German (official language), Alemannic (dialect) |
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Composition of population |
Alemannic (86%), Italian, Turks, others |
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Major religions |
Christianity |
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Highest peak |
Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m |
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Climate |
Continental |
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Time zone |
Standard time zone:UTC/GMT +1 hour |
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Currency |
1 Swiss Franc = 100 centimes |
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Telephone |
+423 International Dialing Code |
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Internet domain |
.li |
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GNI per capita |
US$137,070 (World Bank, 2009) |
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Natural resources |
Arable land, hydroelectric potential |
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Agriculture products: |
Livestock, diary products, corn, wheat, barley, potatoes |
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Industries: |
Machinery, dental products, foodstuff, stamps, electronics, precision instruments, optical instruments, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, tourism |