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Culture of Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein
Fürstentum Liechtenstein  (German)
Motto: "Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland"
"For God, Prince, and Fatherland"
Anthem: 
Oben am jungen Rhein
(English: "High on the Young Rhine")
Location of  Liechtenstein  (green)in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Location of  Liechtenstein  (green)

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Capital Vaduz
Largest municipality Schaan
47°10′00″N 9°30′35″E / 47.16667°N 9.50972°E / 47.16667; 9.50972
Official languages German
Religion Roman Catholicism
Demonym Liechtensteiner
Government Unitary parliamentary
constitutional monarchy
• Prince
Hans-Adam II
• Regent
Alois
Adrian Hasler
Legislature Landtag
Independence as principality
12 July 1806
• Separation from
German Confederation
1866
Area
• Total
160 km2 (62 sq mi) (219th)
• Water (%)
2.7
Population
• 2014 estimate
37,340 (193rd)
• Density
227/km2 (587.9/sq mi) (57th)
GDP (PPP) 2013 estimate
• Total
$5.3 billion (149th)
• Per capita
$98,432 (2nd)
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
• Total
$5.155 billion (147th)
• Per capita
$143,151 (2nd)
HDI (2015) Increase 0.912
very high · 15th
Currency Swiss franc (CHF)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Drives on the right
Calling code +423
ISO 3166 code LI
Internet TLD .li

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Liechtenstein (/ˈlɪktənstn/; LIK-tin-styn; German: [ˈlɪçtn̩ʃtaɪn]), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in Central Europe. The principality is a constitutional monarchy headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein is bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and Austria to the east and north. It has an area of just over 160 square kilometres (62 square miles), the fourth-smallest in Europe, and an estimated population of 37,000. Divided into 11 municipalities, its capital is Vaduz and its largest municipality is Schaan.


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