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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 193
19,600 (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 200
35,500 (2009)
Telephone system
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 (2008) Broadcast media
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) Internet country code
.li
Internet hosts World Ranking: 133
9,969 (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 190
23,000 (2009)
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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.