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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Liechtensteiner(s)
Adjective Liechtenstein Ethnic groups
Liechtensteiner 65.6%, other 34.4% (2000 census) Languages
German (official), Alemannic dialect Religions
Roman Catholic (official) 76.2%, Protestant 7%, unknown 10.6%, other 6.2% (June 2002) Population World Ranking: 212
36,713 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
16.1% (male 2,809/female 2,856) 15-64 years 69% (male 11,970/female 12,326) 65 years and over 15% (male 2,304/female 2,971) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 41.6 years
Male 40.7 years Female 42.5 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 135
0.795% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 177
10.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 141
6.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 24
3.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 14% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
VADUZ (capital) 5,000 (2009)
Sex ratio
At birth 1.26 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.09 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.81 male(s)/female Total population 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 191
Total 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births Female 4.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 11
Total population 81.5 years
Male 79.37 years Female 84.19 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 169
1.69 children born/woman (2012 est.) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Education expenditures World Ranking: 154
2% of GDP (2007)
Literacy
Definition
Age 10 and over can read and write Total population 100%Male 100% Female 100% School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 12 years
Male 13 years Female 12 years (2008)
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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.