Capital: Vaduz Area: 160 sq km Population: 32,057 (July 1999 estimated) Currency: Swiss franc Form of government: hereditary constitutional monarchy, unicameral Diet or Landtag (25 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote under proportional representation to serve four-year terms), the monarch is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party in the Diet is usually appointed the head of government by the monarch and the leader of the largest minority party in the Diet is usually appointed the deputy head of government by the monarch Languages: German(official), Alemannic dialect Religion: Roman Catholic (80%), protestant (8%), other (12%) National holiday: Assumption Day, 15 August

Pictures from Liechtenstein

Links:

• The Liechtensteiner Volksblatt: a newspaper
• The Liechtensteiner Vaterland: another newspaper
• Liechtenstein Online: some news & business pages
• Liechtenstein News - general news, and information about jobs, banks, stamps, business, tourism, hotels, finance and taxes.
• Liechtenstein News - official newspaper, providing tourist and hotel information in the principality.
• Liechtensteiner Vaterland

• Liechtenstein Nat. Tourist Office's guide
• Citynet's Liechtenstein page
• US State Department's travel advisory
• Map of Liechtenstein
• Another map of Liechtenstein

• The CIA snoops Liechtenstein
• Prince Francis Joseph II
• Meyer's Lexicon entry on Liechtenstein (in German)