The following

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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein is a tiny,

doubly landlocked A landlocked country is a country that does not have territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie on endorheic basins. There are currently 44 landlocked countries and 4 landlocked de facto states. Kazakhstan is the world's largest ...

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located in Western Europe, bordered by

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

to its west and by Austria to its east. Mountainous, it is a winter-sport destination. It is also a tax haven. Despite this, it is not heavily urbanised. Many cultivated fields and small farms characterise its landscape both in the north (Unterland) and in the south (Oberland). It is the smallest

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

-speaking country in the world.

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Liechtenstein * Official English country name: The

Principality of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarch ...

* Common

endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Liechtenstein *

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s):

Liechtensteiner Liechtensteiners are Germanic people native to Liechtenstein linked strictly with Swiss Germans and Swabians Swabians (german: Schwaben, singular ''Schwabe'') are a Germanic people who are native to the ethnocultural and linguistic region o ...

* Etymology:

Name of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarch ...

* ISO country codes: LI, LIE, 438 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LI * Internet country code top-level domain:

.li .li is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Liechtenstein. The .li TLD was created in 1993. The domain is sponsored and administered by the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz. Registration of .li domain names used to be manag ...

Geography of Liechtenstein

Geography of Liechtenstein The principality of Liechtenstein encompasses most of the eastern half of the Rhine Valley, wedged between Austria and Switzerland. The majority of the country's population is found in the western half along the Rhine River. Along with Uzbekist ...

* Liechtenstein is... ** a country *** an

*** a landlocked country **** a

doubly landlocked country A landlocked country is a country that does not have territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie on endorheic basins. There are currently 44 landlocked countries and 4 landlocked de facto states. Kazakhstan is the world's largest ...

*** a sovereign state **** a

microstate A microstate or ministate is a sovereign state having a very small population or very small land area, usually both. However, the meanings of "state" and "very small" are not well-defined in international law.Warrington, E. (1994). "Lilliputs ...

***** a European microstate ** a landlocked country and a European microstate * Location: **

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

and

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

** Eurasia *** Europe **** Central Europe **** Western Europe ** Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (

UTC+02 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...

) ** Extreme points of Liechtenstein *** High:

Grauspitz The Grauspitz (''Vorder Grauspitze'' or ''Vorder Grauspitz'' on some maps) is a mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps, located on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland. With an elevation of above sea level, the Grauspitz is the ...

*** Low: Rhine ** Land boundaries: 76 km :: 41 km :: 35 km :* Coastline: ''none'' Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are the only two

countries. * Population of Liechtenstein: 35,365 (December 31, 2007) – 204th most populous country * Area of Liechtenstein: 160 km² * Atlas of Liechtenstein

Environment of Liechtenstein

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* Climate of Liechtenstein * Renewable energy in Liechtenstein * Geology of Liechtenstein *

Protected areas of Liechtenstein Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although t ...

** Biosphere reserves in Liechtenstein ** National parks of Liechtenstein * Wildlife of Liechtenstein **

Fauna of Liechtenstein Fauna of Liechtenstein may refer to: * List of birds of Liechtenstein * List of mammals of Liechtenstein See also * Outline of Liechtenstein The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Liechtenstein: Liecht ...

*** Birds of Liechtenstein *** Mammals of Liechtenstein

Natural geographic features of Liechtenstein

* Glacial alpine valley ** Alpine Rhine * Mountains of Liechtenstein *

Rivers of Liechtenstein A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

Eschnerberg Eschnerberg, also ''Eschner Berg,'' Schellenberg, (especially used in the Austrian village of Feldkirch) is 698 m high (''Klocker'' close to Hinterschellenberg) mountain of seven peaks in the Rhine Valley, on the borderline of Liechtenstein and th ...

* World Heritage Sites in Liechtenstein: None

Demography of Liechtenstein

Demographics of Liechtenstein

Regions of Liechtenstein

Ecoregions of Liechtenstein

List of ecoregions in Liechtenstein * Ecoregions in Liechtenstein

Administrative divisions of Liechtenstein

Administrative divisions of Liechtenstein * Municipalities of Liechtenstein

= Municipalities of Liechtenstein

= *

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Liechtenstein: Vaduz * Cities of Liechtenstein

Government and politics of Liechtenstein

Politics of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein is a principality governed under a constitutional monarchy. It has a form of mixed constitution in which political power is shared by the monarch and a democratically elected parliament. There is a two-party system (though there are t ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: parliamentary

representative democratic Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represe ...

monarchy *

of Liechtenstein: Vaduz * Elections in Liechtenstein *

Political parties in Liechtenstein Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

* Taxation in Liechtenstein **

2008 Liechtenstein tax affair The 2008 Liechtenstein tax affair is a series of tax investigations in numerous countries whose governments suspect that some of their citizens may have evaded tax obligations by using banks and trusts in Liechtenstein; the affair broke open with ...

Branches of the government of Liechtenstein

Government of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein is a principality governed under a constitutional monarchy. It has a form of mixed constitution in which political power is shared by the monarch and a democratically elected parliament. There is a two-party system (though there are t ...

Executive branch of the government of Liechtenstein

* Head of state: Prince of Liechtenstein,

Hans-Adam II Hans-Adam II (Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marco d'Aviano Pius; born 14 February 1945) is the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, since 1989. He is the son of Prince Franz Joseph II and his wife, Countess Georgina von Wilczek. He al ...

* Head of government: Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Daniel Risch *

Cabinet of Liechtenstein The Cabinet of Liechtenstein is the chief executive body of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The current cabinet was sworn in on 25 March 2021. According to the Constitution of Liechtenstein, the cabinet shall consist of the Prime Minister and fo ...

Legislative branch of the government of Liechtenstein

* Landtag of Liechtenstein ( unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Liechtenstein

Court system of Liechtenstein * Supreme Court of Liechtenstein (Oberster Gerichtshof) ** Princely Superior Court of Liechtenstein (Fürstliches Obergericht) *** Princely Court of Liechtenstein (Fürstliches Landgericht)

Foreign relations of Liechtenstein

Foreign relations of Liechtenstein * Diplomatic missions in Liechtenstein *

Diplomatic missions of Liechtenstein This is a list of diplomatic missions of Liechtenstein, excluding honorary consulates. Owing to its size and population, the Principality of Liechtenstein maintains a very small network of diplomatic missions; four embassies in Central Europe, an ...

* Liechtenstein–Switzerland relations * Liechtenstein–United States relations

International organization membership

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a member of: *

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

(CE) *

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focus ...

(EBRD) *

European Free Trade Association The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe, European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerlan ...

(EFTA) *

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

(IAEA) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) *

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

(OSCE) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * World Confederation of Labour (WCL) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Liechtenstein

Law of Liechtenstein Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. ...

* Constitution of Liechtenstein ** 1862 Constitution of Liechtenstein * Crime in Liechtenstein *

Human rights in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein, a multiparty constitutional monarchy with a unicameral parliament and a government chosen by the reigning prince at its direction, is a prosperous and free country that is generally considered to have an excellent human-rights record ...

LGBT rights in Liechtenstein Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Liechtenstein enjoy several but not all of the same rights as non-LGBT people. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1989, with an equal age of consent since 2001. Same-sex couples ...

*** Recognition of same-sex unions in Liechtenstein **

Freedom of religion in Liechtenstein Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving one ...

Law enforcement in Liechtenstein The National Police of the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: Landespolizei des Fürstentums Liechtenstein), is the national police force of Liechtenstein. It is composed of 125 employees, with 91 officers and 34 staff (excluding the Securi ...

Capital punishment in Liechtenstein Capital punishment was abolished in Liechtenstein. It was abolished for murder in 1987 and for treason in 1989. The last death sentence was pronounced in 1977, when a 42-year-old man was sentenced to be hanged for the 1976 murders of his wife and t ...

Military of Liechtenstein

Military of Liechtenstein * Command ** Commander-in-chief:

None None may refer to: *Zero, the mathematical concept of the quantity "none" *Empty set, the mathematical concept of the collection of things represented by "none" *''none'', an indefinite pronoun in the English language Music * ''None'' (Meshuggah E ...

, Defence is the responsibility of Switzerland *** Ministry of Defence of Liechtenstein:

, Defence is the responsibility of Switzerland * Forces **

, Defence is the responsibility of Switzerland *

Military history of Liechtenstein A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military ranks of Liechtenstein

Local government in Liechtenstein

Municipalities of Liechtenstein

History of Liechtenstein

History of Liechtenstein Political identity came to the territory now occupied by the Principality of Liechtenstein in 814, with the formation of the subcountry of Lower Rhætia. Liechtenstein's borders have remained unchanged since 1434, when the Rhine established the ...

* Timeline of the history of Liechtenstein * Current events of Liechtenstein *

Culture of Liechtenstein

Culture of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...

* Architecture of Liechtenstein **

Castles in Liechtenstein A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

* Art in Liechtenstein ** Art in Liechtenstein ** Cinema of Liechtenstein ** Literature of Liechtenstein **

Music of Liechtenstein The music of Liechtenstein has produced an internationally renowned composer in Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901), who was mentor to Engelbert Humperdinck and a friend of Franz Liszt. The national anthem of Liechtenstein is "Oben am jungen Rhein" ...

Theatre in Liechtenstein Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

Cuisine of Liechtenstein A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and dishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region. Regional food preparation techniques, customs, and ingredients combine to ...

Liechtenstein wine The Principality of Liechtenstein is a producer of wine. The country has a climate ideally suited for the cultivation of wine with mountain slopes facing southwest, calcareous soils and an average of 1,500 hours of sunshine a year. The hot dry wi ...

Festivals in Liechtenstein A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival con ...

* Languages of Liechtenstein * Media in Liechtenstein **

Television in Liechtenstein This article concerns the systems of communications in Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein possesses a number of modern communications systems, some of which are shared with the neighbouring country of Switzerland. The country code and top-level domain ...

* National symbols of Liechtenstein ** Coat of arms of Liechtenstein **

Flag of Liechtenstein The national flag of the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: Flagge Liechtensteins) consists of two horizontal bands, one blue and one red, charged with a gold crown in the canton. In use since 1764 and officially enshrined into the nation' ...

** National anthem of Liechtenstein * People of Liechtenstein *

Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Liechtensteins (''Scouts and Guides of Liechtenstein'', PPL) is the national Scouting and Guiding association of Liechtenstein. Scouting in Liechtenstein started in 1931, and Guiding followed in 1932. The Boy Scout ...

* Prostitution in Liechtenstein * Public holidays in Liechtenstein * Records of Liechtenstein * Religion in Liechtenstein **

Buddhism in Liechtenstein According to the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2006; there are 72 Buddhists in Liechtenstein or 0.22% of the total population as of 2002. It could be the smallest Buddhist community in the World. There ionly 1 Buddhis ...

** Christianity in Liechtenstein **

Hinduism in Liechtenstein The religion in Liechtenstein is predominantly Catholic, with a minority of Protestants, non-adherents, and adherents of other religions. Liechtenstein has a small Muslim population, composed mainly of immigrants from countries like Bosnia and He ...

** Islam in Liechtenstein ** Judaism in Liechtenstein ** Sikhism in Liechtenstein * World Heritage Sites in Liechtenstein: None

Sports in Liechtenstein

Sports in Liechtenstein Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...

* Liechtensteiner National Badminton Championships *

Football in Liechtenstein One of the most popular sports in Liechtenstein is football. In Liechtenstein there is no national association football league however there are seven clubs in Liechtenstein which play in the Swiss football league system. Men's national football ...

Liechtenstein at the Olympics Liechtenstein first participated in the Olympic Games in 1936, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. The Liechtenstein Olympic Committee was created in 1935. Liechtenstein is the smalles ...

Economy and infrastructure of Liechtenstein

Economy of Liechtenstein * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 147th (one hundred and forty seventh) * Agriculture in Liechtenstein * Banking in Liechtenstein ** National bank of Liechtenstein * Communications in Liechtenstein ** Internet in Liechtenstein * Companies of Liechtenstein * Currency of Liechtenstein: Frank/ Franc **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: SUS * Energy in Liechtenstein ** Energy policy of Liechtenstein **

Oil industry in Liechtenstein An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturate ...

* Health care in Liechtenstein * Mining in Liechtenstein * Liechtenstein Stock Exchange * Tourism in Liechtenstein ** Visa policy of Liechtenstein *

Transport in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarc ...

** Airports in Liechtenstein **

Rail transport in Liechtenstein Liechtenstein's one railway line is operated by Austrian Federal Railways. As such, it represents an exception to the more usual Liechtenstein practice of co-operating closely with Switzerland, as in the case of the principality's use of the Swis ...

Liechtenstein Bus Liechtenstein Bus (trading as LIEmobil) is a bus company based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The company operates a total of 19 petrol-powered buses and 27 diesel buses on a network of 25 routes throughout Liechtenstein. Many services operated by ...

** Roads in Liechtenstein

Education in Liechtenstein

References

External links

www.liechtenstein.li
- Official site by the Principality of Liechtenstein
Tourism Liechtenstein
- The official tourism page of Liechtenstein
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
- The national Gallery of Liechtenstein
Hochschule Liechtenstein
- University of Applied Sciences Liechtenstein
History of Liechtenstein: Primary documents
*
Photos of Liechtenstein

"Arukikata" Liechtenstein
Traveller's guide written in Japanese/English
Russian Portal about Principality of LiechtensteinHarry's Mountain Walks in Liechtenstein
The only English language guide to routes up and among Liechtensteins fabulous Alpine peaks; also available in German. *Sarah Lyall

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