Country	Liechtenstein
Capital	Vaduz
Continent	Europe
Currency	Swiss franc(CHF)
Languages	German

Locaion

Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Geographic Co ordinates

47 16 N, 9 32 E

Land Boundries

Total:76 km
Border countries:Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km

Geography - note

along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation

Population

35,002 (July 2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world:210

Nationality

Noun:Liechtensteiner(s)
Adjective:Liechtenstein

Ethnic groups

Liechtensteiner 65.6%, other 34.4% (2000 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)

Languages

German (official), Alemannic dialect

Country Name

Conventional long form:Principality of Liechtenstein
Conventional short form:Liechtenstein
Local long form:Fuerstentum Liechtenstein
Local short form:Liechtenstein

Government Type

constitutional monarchy

Capital

Name:Vaduz
Geographic coordinates:47 08 N, 9 31 E
Time difference:UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Administrative divisions

11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz

Independence

23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire)

National Holiday

Assumption Day, 15 August

Constitution

5 October 1921; amended 15 September 2003

Legal system

local civil and penal codes based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch

Chief of state:Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968); note - on 15 August 2004, HANS ADAM transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS ADAM retains status of chief of state
Head of government:Head of Government Klaus TSCHUETSCHER (since 25 March 2009)
Cabinet: Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch
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Elections:the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party in the Landtag usually appointed the head of government by the monarch and the leader of the largest minority party in the Landtag usually appointed the deputy head of government by the monarch if there is a coalition government

Legislative branch

unicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; members elected by popular vote under proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
Elections:last held on 8 February 2009 (next to be held in February 2013)
Election results:percent of vote by party - VU 47.6%, FBP 43.5%, FL 8.9%; seats by party - VU 13, FBP 11, FL 1

Judicial branch

Supreme Court or Oberster Gerichtshof; Court of Appeal or Obergericht

Political Parties and Leaders

Die Freie Liste (The Free List) or FL [Wolfgang MARXER]; Fortschrittliche Buergerpartei (Progressive Citizens' Party) or FBP [Alexander BATLINER]; Vaterlaendische Union (Fatherland Union) or VU [Adolf HEEB]

Political pressure groups and leaders

NA

International organization participation

CE, EBRD, EFTA, IAEA, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WIPO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US

Chief of mission:Ambassador Claudia FRITSCHE
Chancery:2900 K Street, NW, Suite 602B, Washington, DC 20007
Telephone:[1] (202) 331-0590
FAX:[1] (202) 331-3221

Diplomatic representation from the US

the US does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein; the US Ambassador to Switzerland is accredited to Liechtenstein

Flag description

two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band; the colors may derive from the blue and red livery design used in the principality's household in the 18th century; the prince's crown was introduced in 1937 to distinguish the flag from that of Haiti

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