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 |
Official languages | German |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Demonym | Liechtensteiner |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• 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 (2015) |
![]() very high · 15th |
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 (/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.
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.