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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Principality of Liechtenstein
Conventional short form Liechtenstein Local long form Fuerstentum Liechtenstein Local short form Liechtenstein Government type
Hereditary constitutional monarchy Capital
Name Vaduz
Geographic coordinates 47 08 N, 9 31 E Time difference UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Daylight saving time +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October Administrative divisions
11 communes (Gemeinden, singular - Gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz Independence
23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire) Constitution
5 October 1921; amended 15 September 2003 Legal system
Civil law system influenced by Swiss, Austrian, and German law International law organization participation
Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968); note - on 15 August 2004, HANS ADAM transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS ADAM retains status of chief of state Head of government Head of Government (Prime Minister) Klaus TSCHUETSCHER (since 25 March 2009) Cabinet Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch Elections The monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party in the Landtag usually appointed the head of government by the monarch and the leader of the largest minority party in the Landtag usually appointed the deputy head of government by the monarch if there is a coalition government Legislative branch
Unicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; members elected by popular vote under proportional representation to serve four-year terms) Elections Last held on 8 February 2009 (next to be held in February 2013) Election results Percent of vote by party - VU 47.6%, FBP 43.5%, FL 8.9%; seats by party - VU 13, FBP 11, FL 1 Judicial branch
Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgericht; Supreme Court or Oberster Gerichtshof; Court of Appeal or Obergericht Political parties and leaders
Die Freie Liste (The Free List) or FL [Wolfgang MARXER]; Fortschrittliche Buergerpartei (Progressive Citizens' Party) or FBP [Alexander BATLINER]; Vaterlaendische Union (Fatherland Union) or VU [Jakob BUECHEL] Political pressure groups and leaders
NA
International organization participation
CE, EBRD, EFTA, IAEA, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WIPO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Claudia FRITSCHE
Chancery 2900 K Street, NW, Suite 602B, Washington, DC 20007 Telephone [1] (202) 331-0590FAX [1] (202) 331-3221 Diplomatic representation from the us
The US does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein; the US Ambassador to Switzerland is accredited to Liechtenstein Flag description
Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band; the colors may derive from the blue and red livery design used in the principality's household in the 18th century; the prince's crown was introduced in 1937 to distinguish the flag from that of Haiti National anthem
Name
"Oben am jungen Rhein" (High Above the Young Rhine) Lyrics/music Jakob Joseph JAUCH/unknownNote Adopted 1850, revised 1963; the anthem uses the tune of "God Save the Queen"
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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.