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Last reviewed: 15 July 2011 |
Country information
Area: 160 sq km (61.8 sq miles). Liechtenstein is the sixth smallest country in the world.
Population: 36,157 (2010)
Capital City: Vaduz
Languages: German (official), Alemannic dialect (colloquial)
Religion(s): Roman Catholic 78.4%, Protestant 8.3%, Religion of Islam 4.8% unknown 4.1%, No affiliation 2.8%, Christian Orthodox 1.1%, other 0.5% (2010 Liechtenstein Statistical Yearbook)
Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)
State, Constitution: Hereditary constitutional monarchy, based on a democratic and parliamentary system
Head of State: Prince Hans-Adam II. On 15 August 2004, Prince Hans-Adam II
entrusted Hereditary Prince Alois to exercise sovereign powers as his representative.
Parliament: 25 members elected by the people for four years in universal, direct and secret elections. Distribution of seats 2009-2013 is Patriotic Union (VU) 13 seats, Progressive People’s Party (FBP) 11 seats and Free Voter’s List (FL) 1 seat.
Government: Five-member government nominated by parliament and appointed by the Prince for four years.
Prime Minister: Dr. Klaus Tschütscher (VU)
Deputy Prime Minister: Dr. Martin Meyer (FBP)
Membership of international groupings/ organisations: Council of Europe, Council of Europe Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Conference of Ministers of Transport , European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications, European Court for Human Rights, European Economic Area, European Free Trade Area, European Patent Organization, European Telecommunication Satellite Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, Intelsat, Interpol, International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, International Court of Justice in The Hague, International Olympic Committee, International Telecommunications Union, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, UN, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Universal Postal Union, World Intellectual Property Organisation, World Trade Organisation. The EU Council gave its consent for Liechtenstein to join the Schengen area; the official incorporation is expected in the second half of 2011.
