The Principality o Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a wee laundlockit kintra in central Europe. It haes laund mairches wi Swisserland tae the Wast an wi Austrick tae the east. It haes monie muntains an is a guid place for winter sports. It isna heevily biggit up an haes mony a field an wee ferm giein its laundscape chairacter baith in the North o Unterland an in the Sooth o Oberland. It is the smawest German-speakin kintra in the hale warld.

Principality o Liechtenstein

Fürstentum Liechtenstein  (German)
Motto: "Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland"
"For God, Prince, an Faitherland"
Anthem
Oben am jungen Rhein
(Scots: "Heich on the Young Rhine")
Location o  Liechtenstein  (green) on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Location o  Liechtenstein  (green)

on the European continent  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]

Location o Liechtenstein
CaipitalVaduz
Lairgest municipalitySchaan
47°10′00″N 9°30′35″E / 47.16667°N 9.50972°E / 47.16667; 9.50972
Offeecial leidsGerman
Releegion
Roman Catholicism
Demonym(s)Liechtensteiner
GovrenmentUnitar pairlamentar constitutional monarchy
• Prince
Hans-Adam II
• Regent
Alois
Daniel Risch
LegislaturLandtag
Unthirldom as principality
• Union atween
Vaduz an
Schellenberg
23 Januar 1719
12 Julie 1806
• Separation frae
German Confederation
24 August 1866
Aurie
• Total
160 km2 (62 sq mi) (191st)
• Water (%)
2.7[1]
Population
• 2017 estimate
38,547[2] (190t)
• Density
227/km2 (587.9/sq mi) (57t)
GDP (PPP)2013 estimate
• Total
$5.3 billion [3] (149t)
• Per capita
$98,432[2][4][5] (2nt)
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
• Tot
$5.155 billion[4][5] (147t)
• Per capita
$143,151[2][4][5] (2nt)
HDI (2017)Increase 0.916[6]
verra heich · 17t
CurrencySwiss franc (CHF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Drivin sideright
Cawin code+423
ISO 3166 codeLI
Internet TLD.li

Coordinates: 47°08′N 9°33′E / 47.14°N 9.55°E / 47.14; 9.55

Territorial Organization

References eedit

  1. Raum, Umwelt und Energie Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. a b c "Amt für Statistik, Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein". Llv.li. Retrieved 11 Mey 2018.
  3. "Liechtenstein in Figures: 2016" (PDF). Llv.li. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. a b c Key Figures for Liechtenstein Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. a b c World Development Indicators, World Bank. Retrieved 1 July 2012. Note: "PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)" and "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)" for Switzerland were used.
  6. "2017 Human Development Report". United Nations Development Programme. 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.