Explore Liechtenstein in Europe - Liechtenstein Tourism Info
Description and Basic Information
Liechtenstein with its capital Vaduz is located in Europe (Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland). It covers some 161 square kilometres (about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC) with 34,000 citizens. German is the language spoken by the majority in Liechtenstein. It is charing borders with Switzerland and Austria.
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Rhein vor Gonzen
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Waffenplatz St....
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Sargans Flowers
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Sargans
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Sargans
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About Liechtenstein
The terrain offers mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third. The average density of population is about 212 per km². The climate in can be described as continental with cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain, cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers. Possible natural disasters include NA.
To reach someone in Liechtenstein dial +423 prior to a number. There are 19,600 installed telephones. And there are 35,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".li". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.
The country consists of 11 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Liechtenstein
Swiss Tourism Information
Official Tourism Office
Website: Liechtenstein Tourism
Staedtle 37
Postfach 139
9490 Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Phone: +423 239 63 00
Fax: +423 239 63 01
Demographic Information
Age Distribution in Liechtenstein
Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Liechtenstein has declined over the last 10 years by 1.8 births per thousand from 11.5 in 2001 to 9.7 in 2010. Currently, 339 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Liechtenstein has rised over the last 10 years by 0.8 deaths per thousand from 6.7 in 2001 to 7.5 in 2010. Currently, 262 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Liechtenstein is growing at an rate of 0.68% (or by 239 citizens). Each year 162 people enter this country (or 4.60 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 0.22%. Or an total increase of 77 citizens.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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