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Liechtenstein

Country (long form) Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital Vaduz
Total Area 61.78 sq mi
160.00 sq km
(about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population 32,207 (July 2000 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 35,776
Languages German (official), Alemannic dialect
Literacy 100.0% total, 100.0% male, 100.0% female
Religions Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 7.4%, unknown 7.7%, other 4.9% (1996)
Life Expectancy 75.16 male, 82.47 female (2000 est.)
Government Type hereditary constitutional monarchy
Currency 1 Swiss franc, franken, or franco (SFR) = 100 centimes, rappen, or centesimi
GDP (per capita) $23,000 (1998 est.)
Labor Force (by occupation) industry, trade, and building 45%, services 53%, agriculture, fishing, forestry, and horticulture 2% (1997 est.)
Industry electronics, metal manufacturing, textiles, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, food products, precision instruments, tourism
Agriculture wheat, barley, corn, potatoes; livestock, dairy products
Arable Land 24%
Exports small specialty machinery, dental products, stamps, hardware, pottery
Imports machinery, metal goods, textiles, foodstuffs, motor vehicles
Natural Resources hydroelectric potential, arable land
Current Environmental Issues N/A
Telephones (main lines in use) 19,000 (1995)
Telephones (mobile cellular) N/A
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 115 (Liechtenstein and Switzerland) (1999)