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The Principality of Liechtenstein was established within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719. Occupied by both French and Russian troops during the Napoleonic Wars, it became a sovereign state in 1806 and joined the Germanic Confederation in 1815. Liechtenstein became fully independent in 1866 when the Confederation dissolved. Until the end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria, but the economic devastation caused by that conflict forced Liechtenstein to enter into a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country’s low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money laundering. However, Liechtenstein implemented anti-money laundering legislation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US that went into effect in 2003.

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Liechtenstein Tourism Information…

Liechtenstein
www.tourismus.li/en

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The Best of Liechtenstein…

Here is a list of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit.  

  • Burg Gutenburg-Balzers
  • Malbun Ski Area
    • Vaduz National Museum
    Main Square
    Vaduz Castle

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Liechtenstein Country Information…

Capital:

Copenhagen

Largest City:

Copenhagen

Government:

Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

Currency:

Danish Krone (DKK)

Area:

total: 43,094km² ranked water: 660km² land: 42,434km², excluding theFaroe Islands and Greenland

Climate:

Temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers

Population:

5,724,456 as of 2016 Q3 (July 2016 est.) ranked 116th

Language:

Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
note: English is the predominant second language.

Ethnic Groups:

Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali

Religion:

Evangelical Lutheran (official) 80%, Muslim 4%, other (denominations of less than 1% each, includes Roman Catholic, Jehovah’s Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, and Buddhist) 16% (2012 est.)

Electricity:

230V, 50Hz (European plug C,E,F,K)

Telephone Code:

+45

Local Emergency Phone Number:

112

Internet TLD:

.dk

Time Zone:

CET (UTC+1) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March, ends last Sunday in October

Road Driving Side:

Right

Anthem:

“Der er et yndigt land” (” There is a Lovely Land”)

Motto:

“Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke” (“God’s Help, the People’s Love, Denmark’s Strength”)

Monarch:

Queen Margrethe II

Prime Minister:

Mette Frederiksen

 
CapitalVaduz
Largest CitySchaan
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional principality
CurrencySwiss franc (CHF)
Area160 km2 -ranked 219th
Population37,937 (July 2016 est.) ranked 214th
LanguageGerman 94.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.1%, other 4.3% (2010 est.)
Ethnic GroupsLiechtensteiner 66.3%, other 33.7% (2013 est.)
ReligionRoman Catholic (official) 75.9%, Protestant Reformed 6.5%, Muslim 5.4%, Lutheran 1.3%, other 2.9%, none 5.4%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)
Electricity230V, 50Hz (European plug)
Country code+423
Internet TLD.li
Time ZoneCET (UTC+1)
Drives on theRight
AnthemOben am jungen Rhein “Up on the Young Rhine”
MottoFür Gott, Fürst und Vaterland “For God, Prince, and Fatherland”
PrinceHans-Adam II
Prime MinisterAdrian Hasler

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Holidays and Observances in Liechtenstein in 2021

Date NameType
Jan 1FridayNew Year’s DayNational holiday
Jan 2SaturdayBerchtold DayBank holiday
Jan 6WednesdayEpiphanyNational holiday
Feb 2TuesdayCandlemasNational holiday
Feb 16TuesdayCarnival/Shrove TuesdayBank holiday
Mar 19FridaySt Joseph’s DayNational holiday
Mar 20SaturdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 28SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock change/Daylight Saving Time
Apr 2FridayGood FridayBank holiday
Apr 4SundayEaster SundayObservance
Apr 5MondayEaster MondayNational holiday
May 1SaturdayLabour Day/May DayNational holiday
May 13ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday
May 23SundayWhit SundayObservance
May 24MondayWhit MondayNational holiday
Jun 3ThursdayCorpus ChristiNational holiday
Jun 21MondayJune SolsticeSeason
Aug 15SundayLiechtenstein National DayNational holiday
Sep 8WednesdayNativity of Our LadyNational holiday
Sep 22WednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Oct 31SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock change/Daylight Saving Time
Nov 1MondayAll Saints’ DayNational holiday
Dec 8WednesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionNational holiday
Dec 21TuesdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 24FridayChristmas EveBank holiday
Dec 25SaturdayChristmas DayNational holiday
Dec 26SundaySt Stephen’s DayNational holiday
Dec 31FridayNew Year’s EveBank holiday