Liechtenstein

• continental;
• cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain;
• cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers

lowest point:

Ruggeller Riet 430 m

highest point:

Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m

party to:

Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified:

Law of the Sea

noun:

Liechtensteiner(s)

adjective:

Liechtenstein

at birth:

1 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

0.98 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.77 male(s)/female

total population:

0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

conventional long form:

Principality of Liechtenstein

conventional short form:

Liechtenstein

local long form:

Fuerstentum Liechtenstein

local short form:

Liechtenstein

name:

Vaduz

geographic coordinates:

47 08 N, 9 31 E

time difference:

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

daylight saving time:

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

chief of state:

• Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984);
• Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968);
• note - on 15 August 2004, HANS ADAM transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS ADAM retains status of chief of state

head of government:

Head of Government (Prime Minister) Klaus TSCHUETSCHER (since 25 March 2009)

cabinet:

Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party in the Landtag usually appointed the head of government by the monarch and the leader of the largest minority party in the Landtag usually appointed the deputy head of government by the monarch if there is a coalition government

• Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgericht;
• Supreme Court or Oberster Gerichtshof;
• Court of Appeal or Obergericht

• Die Freie Liste (The Free List) or FL [Wolfgang MARXER];
• Fortschrittliche Buergerpartei (Progressive Citizens' Party) or FBP [Alexander BATLINER];
• Vaterlaendische Union (Fatherland Union) or VU [Adolf HEEB]

chief of mission:

Ambassador Claudia FRITSCHE

chancery:

2900 K Street, NW, Suite 602B, Washington, DC 20007

telephone:

[1] (202) 331-0590

FAX:

[1] (202) 331-3221

• 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 in the 18th century;
• the prince's crown was introduced in 1937 to distinguish the flag from that of Haiti

name:

"Oben am jungen Rhein" (High Above the Young Rhine)

lyrics/music:

Jakob Joseph JAUCH/unknown

note: adopted 1850, revised 1963; the anthem uses the tune of "God Save the Queen"

agriculture:

1.5%

industry:

43.5%

services:

55% (December 2006)

lowest 10%:

NA%

highest 10%:

NA%

general assessment:

automatic telephone system

domestic:

fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available; combined telephone service subscribership exceeds 150 per 100 persons

international:

country code - 423; linked to Swiss networks by cable and microwave radio relay (2008)

• relies on foreign terrestrial and satellite broadcasters for most broadcast media services;
• first Liechtenstein-based television station established August 2008;
• Radio Liechtenstein operates multiple radio stations;
• a Swiss-based broadcaster operates several radio stations in Liechtenstein (2008)

total:

9 km

country comparison to the world: 134

standard gauge:

9 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)

note: belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria and Switzerland (2011)

total:

380 km

country comparison to the world: 200

paved:

380 km (2010)

males age 16-49:

6,538

females age 16-49:

6,746 (2010 est.)

male:

219

female:

211 (2010 est.)