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Liechtenstein
Population
40.5K
Rank #208Source: World Bank
Capital
Vaduz
Source: REST Countries
Region
Europe
Europe & Central Asia
Source: REST Countries
GDP (Nominal)
$8.24B
Source: World Bank
Land Area
160 km²
Rank #206Source: REST Countries
Life Expectancy
84.841 yrs
Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
Area: 160 km²
Landlocked: Yes
Independent: Yes
Climate: continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
Terrain: mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
Elevation: lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m highest point: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m
Natural Hazards: avalanches, landslides
Environmental Issues: some air pollution generated locally, some transfered from surrounding countries
Land Use: agricultural land: 37.6% (2011 est.) forest: 43.1% (2011 est.) other: 19.3% (2011 est.)
Geography Note: along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation
Natural Resources
Fertility Rate
1.45
Population
40.5K
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Military Forces
no regular military forces; National Police maintain close relations with neighboring forces
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Education Spending
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Physicians per 1,000
Safe Water Access
Safe Drinking Water
Under-5 Mortality
Maternal Mortality (World Bank)
Women in Government
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Rule of Law
Control of Corruption
Government Type
constitutional monarchy
Legal System
civil law system influenced by Swiss, Austrian, and German law
Executive Branch
chief of state: Prince HANS-ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent and Regent of Liechtenstein Prince ALOIS (son of the monarch, born 11 June...
Legislative Branch
description: unicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; members directly elected in 2 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 5...
Judicial Branch
highest courts: Supreme Court or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 5 judges); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgericht (consists of 5 judges and 5 alternates) judge selection and term of...
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...
National Symbols
princely hat (crown); national colors: blue, red
National Anthem
name: "Oben am jungen Rhein" (High Above the Young Rhine) lyrics/music: Jakob Joseph JAUCH/Josef FROMMELT note: adopted 1850, revised 1963; uses the tune of "God Save the Queen"
Homicide Rate
Language(s): German
Currency: CHF (Fr)
Timezone(s): UTC+01:00
Landlocked: Yes
Independent: Yes
Driving Side: Right
Calling Code: +423
Car Sign: FL
Week Starts: Monday
Data sources: World Bank, UN Data • Updated daily •Learn about our data