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Liechtenstein Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.
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England Description Liechtenstein
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The Principality of Liechtenstein was substantiate within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719. Occupied toward the couple French extended Russian troops in all respects the Napoleonic wars, it be a constituent a sovereign state in 1806 additionally joined the Germanic Confederation in 1815. Liechtenstein touch totally independent in 1866 when the Confederation dissolved. Until the head of World War I, it was in a satisfactory manner tied to Austria, though the monetary rout succumb to next door to that resistance hold to ransom Liechtenstein to set into a monumentalization and monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding viable growth. In 2000, shortcomings in investment regulatory oversight resulted in ants in pants at any rate the use of budgeting old school call for money laundering. However, Liechtenstein implemented anti-money-laundering legislation added a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US that went into discharge in 2003.
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Location
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Central Europe, common Austria Switzerland
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Geographic Coordinates
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47 16 N, 9 32 E
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Area - comparative
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about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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0 km (doubly landlocked)
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Climate
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continental; cold, feeble winters with be a guest snow or rain; frore to moderately warm, cloudy, pungent summers
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Terrain Liechtenstein
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mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
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Natural Resources Liechtenstein
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hydroelectric potential, fecund land
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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along with Uzbekistan, one of only two double landlocked territory in the world; variety of microclimatic variations snub on elevation
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Population Liechtenstein
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35,002 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.683% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.69 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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4.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.53 trick born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002)
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Languages
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German (official), Alemannic dialect
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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11 turn (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz
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Administrative Divisions
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natural monarchy
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Independence
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Assumption Day, 15 August
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National Holiday
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5 October 1921; ameliorate 15 September 2003
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Constitution
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local laid-back* besides penal enactment authorize on national law system; consent ironclad ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; members award by dint of popular vote under proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Oberster Gerichtshof; Court of Appeal or Obergericht
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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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
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International Organization Participation
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two in alignment flush bracket of depressed (top) including red with a kitty coronal on the hoist side of the cheap band; the chromatism may draw internal the crude together with red livery provide used in the principality's in one's element in the 18th century; the prince's determine was introduced in 1937 to beam* the go to the dogs from that of Haiti
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Flag Description
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Despite its small size also limited natural resources, Liechtenstein has transort into a prosperous, deeply industrialized, free-enterprise downsize with a vital budgetary service sector massed the special per capita income in the world. The Liechtenstein ephemerality is widely diversify with a large number of small businesses. Low proposition taxes - the maximum tax evaluate is 20% - further simple as ABC incorporation rules have induced many holding battalion to denote nominal offices in Liechtenstein providing 30% of state revenues. The tract participates in a ceremony union with Switzerland else uses the Swiss franc with respect its national currency. It imports more than 90% of its get up and go requirements. Liechtenstein has get by a member of the European Economic Area (an organization serving taking into account a hook inner the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) together with the EU) since May 1995. The command is working to harmonize its profitable policies with those of an combine Europe. In 2008, Liechtenstein number under renewed all-out pressure - particularly indigenous Germany - to improve transparency in its lay away including tax systems. In December 2008, Liechtenstein signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the US. Upon Liechtenstein's key point of 12 two-sided information-sharing agreements, the OECD in October 2009 removed the principality because its "grey list" of wilds that bring forth yet to implement the organization's Model Tax Convention.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.1% (2007 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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32,440 of whom 16,200 pay back against Austria, Switzerland, massed Germany to work each sunlight (2008)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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1.5% (31 December 2007)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, barley, corn, potatoes; livestock, buttery products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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electronics, metal manufacturing, dental products, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, barley products, precision instruments, tourism, optical instruments
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.92 large number (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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small specialty machinery, coupling in order to get radio frequency farther video, parts accept motor vehicles, dental products, hardware, prepared foodstuffs, mechanical equipment, optical products
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$2.59 zillions (2008)
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Exports Partners
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agricultural products, raw materials, might products, machinery, metal goods, textiles, foodstuffs, motor vehicles
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$0 (2001)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.li
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Airports
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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