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 Country Information…
Capital:
Vaduz
Largest City:
Schaan
Government:
Unitary parliamentary constitutional principality
Currency:
Swiss franc (CHF)
Area:
160 km2 -ranked 219th
Climate:
Temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Population:
37,937 (July 2016 est.) ranked 214th
Language:
German 94.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.1%, other 4.3% (2010 est.)
Ethnic Groups:
Liechtensteiner 66.3%, other 33.7% (2013 est.)
Religion:
Roman 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.)
Electricity:
230V, 50Hz (European plug)
Telephone Code:
+423
Local Emergency Phone Number:
112
Internet TLD:
.li
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1)
Road Driving Side:
Right
Anthem:
Oben am jungen Rhein “Up on the Young Rhine”
Motto:
Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland “For God, Prince, and Fatherland”
Prince:
Hans-Adam II
Prime Minister:
Adrian Hasler
🇱🇮 Holidays and Observances in Liechtenstein in 2021
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day | National holiday |
Jan 2 | Saturday | Berchtold Day | Bank holiday |
Jan 6 | Wednesday | Epiphany | National holiday |
Feb 2 | Tuesday | Candlemas | National holiday |
Feb 16 | Tuesday | Carnival/Shrove Tuesday | Bank holiday |
Mar 19 | Friday | St Joseph’s Day | National holiday |
Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 28 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank holiday |
Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
Apr 5 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday |
May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day/May Day | National holiday |
May 13 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday |
May 23 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance |
May 24 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday |
Jun 3 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National holiday |
Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
Aug 15 | Sunday | Liechtenstein National Day | National holiday |
Sep 8 | Wednesday | Nativity of Our Lady | National holiday |
Sep 22 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
Oct 31 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time |
Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints’ Day | National holiday |
Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National holiday |
Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Bank holiday |
Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | National holiday |
Dec 26 | Sunday | St Stephen’s Day | National holiday |
Dec 31 | Friday | New Year’s Eve | Bank holiday |