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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 50 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 20,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” relies on foreign terrestrial and satellite broadcasters for most broadcast media services; first Liechtenstein-based TV station established in 2008; Radio Liechtenstein operates multiple radio stations; a Swiss-based b…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .li
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 97% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 26 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 10,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 129 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 51,400 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” wheat, barley, corn, potatoes; livestock, dairy products
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” high-income European economy; Schengen Area participant; key European financial leader; integrated with Swiss economy and franc currency user; one of the highest GDP per capita countries; relies on US and Eurozone marke…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 0.939 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 0.914 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 0.955 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 0.898 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 0.88 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” small specialty machinery, connectors for audio and video, parts for motor vehicles, dental products, hardware
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2014.text β€” $3.774 billion (2014 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2015.text β€” $3.217 billion (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $8.395 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 0.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 40.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 55.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” agricultural products, raw materials, energy products, machinery, metal goods, textiles, foodstuffs, motor vehicles
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” electronics, metal manufacturing, dental products, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, food products, precision instruments, tourism, optical instruments
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” -0.7% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 0.6% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 2.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $6.885 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $7.031 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $7.172 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $187,700 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $201,200 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $210,600 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2015 dollars
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” some air pollution generated locally, some carried over from surrounding countries
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiv…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Law of the Sea
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 32.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 10.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 21.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 36.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 31.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.municipal.text β€” 10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 14.6% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 32,400 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.percent of municipal solid waste recycled.text β€” 64.6% (2015 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” about 0.9 times the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 160 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 160 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 0 km (doubly landlocked)
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Ruggeller Riet 430 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 47 16 N, 9 32 E
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” 0 sq km (2012)
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.border countries.text β€” Austria 34 km; Switzerland 41 km
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 75 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 32.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 10.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 21.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 36.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 31.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
+ Added Geography.Major watersheds (area sq km).Atlantic Ocean drainage.text β€” Rhine-Maas (198,735 sq km)
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Europe
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.text β€” none (landlocked)
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” avalanches, landslides
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” hydroelectric potential, arable land
+ Added Geography.Population distribution.text β€” most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
+ Added Government.Administrative divisions.text β€” 11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz
+ Added Government.Capital.daylight saving time.text β€” +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
+ Added Government.Capital.etymology.text β€” may be a conflation from the Latin vallis (valley) and the Old German dutsch (German) to produce Valdutsch ("German valley"), which was simplified over time to Vaduz
+ Added Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text β€” 47 08 N, 9 31 E
+ Added Government.Capital.name.text β€” Vaduz
+ Added Government.Capital.time difference.text β€” UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
+ Added Government.Citizenship.citizenship by birth.text β€” no
+ Added Government.Citizenship.citizenship by descent only.text β€” the father must be a citizen of Liechtenstein; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen
+ Added Government.Citizenship.dual citizenship recognized.text β€” no
+ Added Government.Citizenship.residency requirement for naturalization.text β€” 5 years
+ Added Government.Constitution.amendment process.text β€” proposed by Parliament, by the reigning prince (in the form of "Government" proposals), by petition of at least 1,500 qualified voters, or by at least four communes; passage requires unanimous approval of Parliament mem…
+ Added Government.Constitution.history.text β€” previous 1862; latest adopted 5 October 1921
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional long form.text β€” Principality of Liechtenstein
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional short form.text β€” Liechtenstein
+ Added Government.Country name.etymology.text β€” named after the Liechtenstein family that purchased and united the counties of Schellenburg and Vaduz in 1719; the family name was taken from its Austrian castle of the same name, which in German means "light stone"
+ Added Government.Country name.local long form.text β€” Fuerstentum Liechtenstein
+ Added Government.Country name.local short form.text β€” Liechtenstein
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text β€” the US does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein; the US Ambassador to Switzerland is accredited to Liechtenstein
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.FAX.text β€” [1] (202) 331-3221
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.chancery.text β€” 2900 K Street NW, Suite 602B, Washington, DC 20007
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.chief of mission.text β€” Ambassador Georg SPARBER (since 1 December 2021)
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.email address and website.text β€” washington@llv.li https://www.liechtensteinusa.org/
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.telephone.text β€” [1] (202) 331-0590
+ Added Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text β€” Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch
+ Added Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text β€” Prince HANS-ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984)
+ Added Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text β€” the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the monarch usually appoints the leader of the majority party in Parliament as the head of government, and also appoints the leader of the largest minority pa…
+ Added Government.Executive branch.head of government.text β€” Prime Minister Brigitte HAAS (since 10 April 2025)
+ Added Government.Executive branch.note β€” note: the prince's successor is his son, Heir Apparent and Regent of Liechtenstein Prince ALOIS; on 15 August 2004, HANS-ADAM II transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but Prince HANS-ADAM II ret…
+ Added Government.Flag.text β€” description: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red, with a gold crown on the left side of the blue band history: the colors may derive from the blue-and-red livery used in the principality's household in the …
+ Added Government.Government type.text β€” constitutional monarchy
+ Added Government.Independence.text β€” 23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire); 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation)
+ Added Government.International law organization participation.text β€” accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
+ Added Government.International organization participation.text β€” CD, CE, EBRD, EFTA, IAEA, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WIPO, WTO
+ Added Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text β€” Supreme Court or Supreme Court or FΓΌrstlicher Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 5 judges and 5 substitutes); Constitutional Court or Staatsgerichtshof (consists of 5 judges, and 5 alternates)
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