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:

1.26 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.14 male(s)/female

15-24 years:

0.98 male(s)/female

25-54 years:

1 male(s)/female

55-64 years:

0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.81 male(s)/female

total population:

0.98 male(s)/female (2014 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

• 23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established);
• 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire);
• 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation)

• previous 1862;
• latest adopted 5 October 1921;
• amended many times, last in 2011 (2013)

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) Adrian HASLER (since 27 March 2013)

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

highest court(s):

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 office:

• judges of both courts elected by the Landtag and appointed by the monarch;
• Supreme Court judges serve 4-year renewable terms;
• Constitutional Court judge tenure NA

subordinate courts:

Court of Appeal or Obergericht (second instance), Court of Justice (first instance), Administrative Court, county courts

chief of mission:

Ambassador Claudia FRITSCHE (since 7 December 2000)

chancery:

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

telephone:

[1] (202) 331-0590

FAX:

[1] (202) 331-3221

• the US does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein;
• the US Ambassador to Switzerland, currently Charge d'Affaires Jeffrey R. CELLARS, is accredited to Liechtenstein

• 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

agriculture:

0.8%

industry:

39.4%

services:

59.9% (2012)

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 (2011)

• relies on foreign terrestrial and satellite broadcasters for most broadcast media services;
• first Liechtenstein-based TV 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 (2008)

total:

380 km

country comparison to the world: 201

paved:

380 km (2012)

males age 16-49:

6,538

females age 16-49:

6,746 (2010 est.)

male:

219

female:

211 (2010 est.)