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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
Brigitte Haas
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

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.

References

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  1. Raum, Umwelt und Energie Archived 12 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Amt für Statistik, Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein". Llv.li. Retrieved 11 Mey 2018.
  3. "Liechtenstein in Figures: 2016" (PDF). Llv.li. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Key Figures for Liechtenstein Archived 17 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 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.