Liechtenstein

Zhingoora Books

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300291589
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein (Europe)

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Introduction ::Liechtenstein

Background:

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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Geography ::Liechtenstein

Location: Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Geographic coordinates: 47 16 N, 9 32 E

Map references: Europe

Area:

Total: 160 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 218

Land: 160 sq km

Water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: About 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

Total: 76 km

Border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km

Coastline: 0 km (doubly landlocked)

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Maritime claims: None (landlocked)

Climate: Continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or

rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers

Terrain: Mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m

Highest point: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m

Natural resources: Hydroelectric potential, arable land

Land use:

Arable land: 25%

Permanent crops: 0%

Other: 75% (2005)

Irrigated land: NA

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: NA 6

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-

Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air

Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds,

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol,

Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone

Layer Protection, Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Geography - note: Along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly

landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic

variations based on elevation

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People ::Liechtenstein

Population: 35,002 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 211

Age structure:

0-14 years: 16.6% (male 2,877/female 2,901)

15-64 years: 69.4% (male 11,917/female 12,220)

65 years and over: 13.9% (male 2,085/female 2,761) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 41.4 years

Male: 40.8 years

Female: 41.9 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.683% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 143

Birth rate: 9.69 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 200

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Death rate: 7.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 117

Net migration rate: 4.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 19

Urbanization:

Urban population: 14% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.006 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births

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Country comparison to the world: 201

Male: 5.45 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 2.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 80.19 years

Country comparison to the world: 24

Male: 76.73 years

Female: 83.66 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.53 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 185

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality:

Noun: Liechtensteiner(s)

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