Liechtenstein
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The Principality o Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a wee laundlockit kintra in central Europe. It haes laund mairches wi Swisserland tae the Wast an wi Austrick tae the east. It haes monie muntains an is a guid place for winter sports. It isna heevily biggit up an haes mony a field an wee ferm giein its laundscape chairacter baith in the North o Unterland an in the Sooth o Oberland. It is the smawest German-speakin kintra in the hale warld.
Principality o Liechtenstein | |
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Motto: "Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland" "For God, Prince, an Faitherland" | |
 Location o Liechtenstein (green) on the European continent (dark grey) — [Legend] | |
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| Caipital | Vaduz |
| Lairgest municipality | Schaan 47°10′00″N 9°30′35″E |
| Offeecial leids | German |
| Releegion | Roman Catholicism |
| Demonym(s) | Liechtensteiner |
| Govrenment | Unitar pairlamentar constitutional monarchy |
• Prince | Hans-Adam II |
• Regent | Alois |
• Prime Meenister | Daniel Risch |
| Legislatur | Landtag |
| Unthirldom as principality | |
• Union atween Vaduz an Schellenberg | 23 Januar 1719 |
• Treaty o Pressburg | 12 Julie 1806 |
• Separation frae German Confederation | 24 August 1866 |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 160 km2 (62 sq mi) (191st) |
• Water (%) | 2.7[1] |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 38,547[2] (190t) |
• Density | 227/km2 (587.9/sq mi) (57t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
• Total | $5.3 billion [3] (149t) |
• Per capita | $98,432[2][4][5] (2nt) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Tot | $5.155 billion[4][5] (147t) |
• Per capita | $143,151[2][4][5] (2nt) |
| HDI (2017) |  0.916[6]verra heich · 17t |
| Currency | Swiss franc (CHF) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Drivin side | right |
| Cawin code | +423 |
| ISO 3166 code | LI |
| Internet TLD | .li |
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