Outline of Liechtenstein
Encyclopedia
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a tiny, doubly landlocked alpine country located in Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...

, bordered by Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 to its west and by Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 to its east. Mountainous, it is a winter-sport
Winter sport
A winter sport is a sport which is played on snow or ice. Most such sports are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally such sports were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial snow and ice allow more flexibility...

 destination. It is also a tax haven
Tax haven
A tax haven is a state or a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all while offering due process, good governance and a low corruption rate....

. 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 language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

-speaking country in the world.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Liechtenstein:

General reference

  • Pronunciation
    International Phonetic Alphabet
    The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...

    :
  • Common English country name: Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

  • Official English country name: The Principality of Liechtenstein
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
    The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

  • Demonym(s):
  • Etymology
    Etymology
    Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...

    : Name of Liechtenstein
  • ISO country codes: LI, LIE, 438
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LI
    ISO 3166-2:LI
    ISO 3166-2:LI is the entry for Liechtenstein in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Liechtenstein, ISO 3166-2...

  • Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

     country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

    : .li
    .li
    .li is the Internet country code top-level domain for Liechtenstein. It was created in 1993. The domain is sponsored and administered by the Hochschule Liechtenstein in Vaduz, but domain names with the extension can also be registered with SWITCH, administrator of Switzerland's .ch ccTLD...


Geography of Liechtenstein


  • Liechtenstein is...
    • a country
      Country
      A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...

      • an alpine country
      • a landlocked country
        • a doubly landlocked country
      • a sovereign state
        Sovereign state
        A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...

        • a microstate
          Microstate
          A microstate or ministate is a sovereign state having a very small population or very small land area, but usually both. Some examples include Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, Nauru, Singapore, and Vatican City....

          • a European microstate
    • a landlocked country  and a European microstate
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere
      Northern Hemisphere
      The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

       and Eastern Hemisphere
      Eastern Hemisphere
      The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...

    • Eurasia
      Eurasia
      Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...

      • Europe
        Europe
        Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

        • Central Europe
          Central Europe
          Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...

        • Western Europe
          Western Europe
          Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...

    • Time zone
      Time zone
      A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...

      : Central European Time
      Central European Time
      Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...

       (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time
      Central European Summer Time
      Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

       (UTC+02)
    • Extreme points of Liechtenstein
      • High: Grauspitz
        Grauspitz
        The Grauspitz is the highest mountain in Liechtenstein. The easiest route to the summit ascends over the Hinter Grauspitz , and along a class 3–4 razor ridge. It peaks at ....

         2599 m (8,527 ft)
      • Low: Rhine 430 m (1,411 ft)
    • Land boundaries: 76 km
 Switzerland 41 km
 Austria 35 km
  • Coastline: none
  • Population of Liechtenstein: 35,365 (December 31, 2007) - 204th most populous country
  • Area of Liechtenstein: 160 km2
  • Atlas of Liechtenstein

Environment of Liechtenstein


  • Climate of Liechtenstein
  • Environmental issues in Liechtenstein
  • Ecoregions in Liechtenstein
  • Renewable energy in Liechtenstein
  • Geology of Liechtenstein
  • Protected areas of Liechtenstein
    • Biosphere reserves in Liechtenstein
    • National parks of Liechtenstein
  • Wildlife of Liechtenstein

Natural geographic features of Liechtenstein


Ecoregions of Liechtenstein

Administrative divisions of Liechtenstein


Municipalities of Liechtenstein


  • Capital of Liechtenstein: Vaduz
  • Cities of Liechtenstein

Government and politics of Liechtenstein

Main article: Government of Liechtenstein 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 multi-party system and a form of representative democracy in which the prime minister...


  • Form of government
    Form of government
    A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

    : parliamentary
    Parliamentary system
    A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....

     representative democratic
    Representative democracy
    Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...

     monarchy
    Monarchy
    A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...

  • Capital of Liechtenstein: Vaduz

  • Elections in Liechtenstein
    Elections in Liechtenstein
    Elections in Liechtenstein gives information on election and election results in Liechtenstein.Liechtenstein elects a legislature at the national level...


  • Political parties in Liechtenstein
  • Political scandals of Liechtenstein
  • Taxation in Liechtenstein
    • 2008 Liechtenstein tax affair
      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 the biggest complex of investigations ever initiated...


Executive branch of the government of Liechtenstein

  • Head of state
    Head of State
    A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

    : Prince of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam II
    Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
    Hans-Adam II , is the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein. He is the son of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife Countess Georgina von Wilczek . He also bears the titles Duke of Troppau and Jägerndorf, Count of Rietberg...

  • Head of government
    Head of government
    Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

    : Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Klaus Tschütscher
  • Cabinet of Liechtenstein

Legislative branch of the government of Liechtenstein

  • Landtag of Liechtenstein
    Landtag of Liechtenstein
    The Diet is the parliament or legislature of Liechtenstein. It has 25 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in two multi-seat constituencies....

     (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government 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

  • Diplomatic missions in Liechtenstein
  • Diplomatic missions of 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, yet strategically placed network of diplomatic missions in Europe and one embassy in North America.-Europe:**Vienna **...


International organization membership

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a member of:

  • Council of Europe
    Council of Europe
    The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...

     (CE)
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    Founded in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Its mission was to support the formerly communist countries in the process of establishing their...

     (EBRD)
  • European Free Trade Association
    European Free Trade Association
    The European Free Trade Association or EFTA is a free trade organisation between four European countries that operates parallel to, and is linked to, the European Union . EFTA was established on 3 May 1960 as a trade bloc-alternative for European states who were either unable to, or chose not to,...

     (EFTA)
  • International Atomic Energy Agency
    International Atomic Energy Agency
    The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...

     (IAEA)
  • International Criminal Court
    International Criminal Court
    The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...

     (ICCt)
  • International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
    International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
    The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...

     (IFRCS)
  • International Olympic Committee
    International Olympic Committee
    The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

     (IOC)
  • International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
    International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
    The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...

     (ICRM)
  • International Telecommunication Union
    International Telecommunication Union
    The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...

     (ITU)
  • International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
    International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
    The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...

     (ITSO)

  • Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
  • Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
  • Permanent Court of Arbitration
    Permanent Court of Arbitration
    The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...

     (PCA)
  • United Nations
    United Nations
    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

     (UN)
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
    United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
    The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....

     (UNCTAD)
  • Universal Postal Union
    Universal Postal Union
    The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...

     (UPU)
  • World Confederation of Labour
    World Confederation of Labour
    The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...

     (WCL)
  • World Intellectual Property Organization
    World Intellectual Property Organization
    The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....

     (WIPO)
  • World Trade Organization
    World Trade Organization
    The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...

     (WTO)


Law and order in Liechtenstein

  • Capital punishment in Liechtenstein
    Capital punishment in Liechtenstein
    Capital punishment has been completely abolished in Liechtenstein. The last execution occurred in the year 1785. For treason, the death penalty was abolished in 1989, while the penalty was abolished in 1987 for murder.-References:...

  • Constitution of Liechtenstein
    Constitution of Liechtenstein
    There has been a written constitution in the Principality of Liechtenstein since 5 October 1921. It was granted by Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and established the rule of parliamentary democracy mixed with that of constitutional monarchy. It has twelve chapters covering the...

    • 1862 Constitution of Liechtenstein
      1862 Constitution of Liechtenstein
      The 1862 Constitution of Liechtenstein was signed into law by Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein on September 26 at Eisgrub, Moravia. It was heavily influenced by the constitutions of Vorarlberg and Sigmaringen .- References :...

  • Crime in Liechtenstein
  • Human rights in Liechtenstein
    Human rights in Liechtenstein
    Human rights in Liechtenstein are provided by Chapter IV of the constitution. Famous human rights cases argued before the ECtHR include Wille v. Liechtenstein .-Participation in basic human rights treaties:-External links:*...

    • LGBT rights in Liechtenstein
      • Recognition of same-sex unions in Liechtenstein
    • Freedom of religion in Liechtenstein
  • Law enforcement in Liechtenstein
    Law enforcement in Liechtenstein
    Law enforcement in Liechtenstein is handled solely by the small National Police of Liechtenstein , consisting of 87 officers and 38 civilian staff, a total of 125 employees who police the 160 km² doubly landlocked alpine country in Western-Central Europe...


Military of Liechtenstein

  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief
      Commander-in-Chief
      A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...

      : None, Defence is the responsibility of Switzerland
      Military of Switzerland
      The Swiss Armed Forces perform the roles of Switzerland's militia and regular army. Under the country's militia system, professional soldiers constitute about 5 percent of military personnel; the rest are male citizen conscripts 19 to 34 years old...

      • Ministry of Defence of Liechtenstein: None, Defence is the responsibility of Switzerland
        Military of Switzerland
        The Swiss Armed Forces perform the roles of Switzerland's militia and regular army. Under the country's militia system, professional soldiers constitute about 5 percent of military personnel; the rest are male citizen conscripts 19 to 34 years old...

  • Forces
    • None, Defence is the responsibility of Switzerland
      Military of Switzerland
      The Swiss Armed Forces perform the roles of Switzerland's militia and regular army. Under the country's militia system, professional soldiers constitute about 5 percent of military personnel; the rest are male citizen conscripts 19 to 34 years old...

  • Military history of Liechtenstein
  • Military ranks of Liechtenstein

Table

Flag Postal Code
Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...


and Name
Population
(Dec. 31, 2005)
Area
in km²
Towns
Electoral District Unterland
9491 Ruggell
Ruggell
Ruggell is the most northerly and low lying of the Liechtenstein communities/municipalities, with population of 1,932 in 2007.-Overview:The name is said to be from the Latin for "clearing the land." Most known for conservation areas and the historic St...

 
1925 7,4 Ruggell
9488 Schellenberg
Schellenberg
Schellenberg is a municipality in the lowland area of Liechtenstein, on the banks of the Rhine. , it has a population of 952 and covers an area of .-Early history:...

 
974 3,5 Schellenberg
9487 Gamprin
Gamprin
-Overview:It contains Bendern which is among the most historic of Liechtenstein's communities. Lower Country men swore allegiance to the Prince in 1699 at Bendern. The community of Bendern also had ecclesiastical relevance going back to in least the fifteenth century. They have a church dedicated...

 
1436 6,1 Gamprin
Bendern
Bendern
Bendern is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Gamprin....

9492 Eschen
Eschen
Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. As of 2005 it has a population of 4,150, and covers an area of 10.3 km². It is the fourth largest city in Liechtenstein.-External links:*...

 
4076 10,3 Eschen
Nendeln
Nendeln
Nendeln is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Eschen.-Geography:The village is located in north-central Liechtenstein, on the main road Schaan-Schaanwald that links the country with Buchs and Feldkirch...

9493 Mauren
Mauren
-History:It was first called "Muron" in documents from 1178. It has a memorial to the Liechtenstein educator and historian Peter Kaiser .-External links:**...

 
3649 7,5 Mauren
Schaanwald
Schaanwald
Schaanwald is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Mauren.-Geography:The village is located in north-central Liechtenstein, close to Austrian borders of Feldkirch, on the main road from Schaan that links the country with Buchs and Feldkirch...

Electoral District Oberland
9494 Schaan
Schaan
Schaan is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. As of 2005 it has a population of making it the largest administrative district in Liechtenstein, and covers an area of 26.8 km², including mountains and...

 
5811 26,8 Schaan
9498 Planken
Planken
Planken is the least populated of Liechtenstein's municipalities. The entire community of Planken is estimated to have 366 people.-History:Its name is said to derive from a Latin word for rising meadows. Its most notable structure is an eighteenth-century chapel that was redesigned in 1955 under...

 
366 5,3 Planken
9490 Vaduz
Vaduz
Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

 
5047 17,3 Vaduz
9497 Triesenberg
Triesenberg
Triesenberg is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,564. Its area of 30 square kilometers makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of 884-1,000 metres.-History:...

 
2542 29,8 Triesenberg, Masescha
Masescha
Masescha is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Triesenberg....

, Silum
Silum
Silum is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Triesenberg....


Gaflei
Gaflei
Gaflei is a hamlet in Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Triesenberg.-External links:* - description of Gaflei...

, Steg, Malbun
Malbun
Malbun is a ski-resort village in the municipality of Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.-Geography:Malbun is the only resort for skiing in Liechtenstein. It is located at 5,200 ft above sea level in the Alps, on a road to Steg and Vaduz, and few kilometers from the Austrian border....

9495 Triesen
Triesen
Triesen is the third largest of Liechtenstein's municipalities. It contains several historic churches dating from the fifteenth century. It also has a weaving mill from 1863 that's considered a historical monument. The population is around 4,600....

 
4643 26,4 Triesen
9496 Balzers
Balzers
Balzers is a village and community located in southern Liechtenstein. As of the 2005 census, the community has a total population of 4,420. The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine.- History and Culture :...

 
4436 19,6 Balzers
Mäls
Mäls
Mäls is a village of Liechtenstein, located in the municipality of Balzers....

Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

34905 160,0  


History of Liechtenstein

Main article: 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 Rhaetia...

, Timeline of the history of Liechtenstein, and Current events of Liechtenstein

  • Economic history of Liechtenstein
  • Military history of Liechtenstein

Culture of Liechtenstein

  • Architecture of Liechtenstein
  • Cuisine of Liechtenstein
  • Ethnic minorities in Liechtenstein
  • Festivals in Liechtenstein
  • Humor in Liechtenstein
  • Languages of Liechtenstein
    Languages of Liechtenstein
    Liechtensteins official language is German, and the principality is the smallest of the four countries in Europe populated by a majority of German speakers...

  • Media in Liechtenstein
  • National symbols of Liechtenstein
    • Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
      Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
      The coat of arms of the Princely House of Liechtenstein is also used as the great arms of the nation. As the sovereign emblem of the Principality of Liechtenstein, its use is reserved for the members of the Princely House and state authorities. Private individuals may be authorized to use the great...

    • Flag of Liechtenstein
      Flag of Liechtenstein
      The flag of Liechtenstein consists of two equal horizontal bands of blue and red with a gold ducal crown on the hoist side of the blue band. The colours are likely to have been derived from the livery colours of the Principality's royal household in the eighteenth century.The red and blue of...

    • National anthem of Liechtenstein
  • People of Liechtenstein
  • Prostitution in Liechtenstein
  • Public holidays in Liechtenstein
  • Records of Liechtenstein
  • Religion in Liechtenstein
    • Buddhism 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....

    • Christianity in Liechtenstein
    • Hinduism in Liechtenstein
    • Islam in Liechtenstein
      Islam in Liechtenstein
      According to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, there are an estimated 2,000 Muslims living in Liechtenstein who constitute approximately 4.8% of the general population....

    • Judaism in Liechtenstein
    • Sikhism in Liechtenstein
  • World Heritage Sites in Liechtenstein: None

Art in Liechtenstein

  • Art in Liechtenstein
  • Cinema of Liechtenstein
  • Literature of Liechtenstein
  • Music of Liechtenstein
    Music of Liechtenstein
    The music of Liechtenstein has produced an internationally renowned composer in Josef Rheinberger , who was mentor to Humperdinck and a friend of Franz Liszt....

  • Television in Liechtenstein
  • Theatre in Liechtenstein

Sports in Liechtenstein

  • Football in Liechtenstein
    Football in Liechtenstein
    One of the most popular sports in Liechtenstein is football. The country may not be very big, but in recent years the national football team from this tiny nation has made some remarkable results.-National Football Team:...

  • Liechtenstein at the Olympics
    Liechtenstein at the Olympics
    Liechtenstein first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.Athletes from Liechtenstein have won a total of nine medals, all in alpine skiing...


Economy and infrastructure of Liechtenstein


  • Agriculture in Liechtenstein
  • Banking in Liechtenstein
    • National Bank of Liechtenstein
  • Communications in Liechtenstein
    Communications 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, Switzerland...

    • Internet in Liechtenstein
  • Companies of Liechtenstein

  • Currency of Liechtenstein
    Currency
    In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...

    : Frank
    Liechtenstein frank
    The Swiss Frank has been the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920. The Swiss franc is legal tender since Liechtenstein is in a customs and monetary union with Switzerland...

    /Franc
    Swiss franc
    The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

    • ISO 4217
      ISO 4217
      ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...

      : SUS
      SUS
      SUS or Sus can refer to:SUS*Saybolt Universal Second, unit of viscosity*Science Undergraduate Society of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec*Scottish Universities Sport, a professional body for university sport...


  • Economic history of Liechtenstein
  • Energy in Liechtenstein
    • Energy policy of Liechtenstein
    • Oil industry in Liechtenstein
  • Mining in Liechtenstein
  • Tourism in Liechtenstein
  • Transport in Liechtenstein

  • Liechtenstein Stock Exchange

Infrastructure of Liechtenstein

  • Health care in Liechtenstein
  • Transportation in Liechtenstein
    • Airports in Liechtenstein
    • Rail transport in Liechtenstein
      Rail transport in Liechtenstein
      Liechtenstein's railway is operated by the Austrian Federal Railways. The railway only incidentally serves stations in Liechtenstein, and is an exception to the more usual co-operation with Switzerland, such as Liechteinstein's use of the Swiss franc as its currency and its common customs area...

    • Roads in Liechtenstein
  • Water supply and sanitation in Liechtenstein

See also

  • Index of Liechtenstein-related articles
  • List of Liechtenstein-related topics
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Outline of Europe
  • Outline of geography
    Outline of geography
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...



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