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Country Guide > Europe > Liechtenstein | |
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General Information Area 160 sq km (61.8 sq miles). Population 34,294 (2004). Population Density 211.6 per sq km. Capital Vaduz. Population: 5,038 (2002). Geography Liechtenstein shares borders with Austria and Switzerland and lies between the upper reaches of the Rhine Valley and the Austrian Alps. The principality is noted for its fine vineyards. Government Imperial Principality with a hereditary constitutional monarchy. Principality established in 1719. Head of State: Prince Hans Adam II since 1989. Head of Government: Prime Minister Otmar Hasler since 2001. Language German; a dialect of Alemannish is widely spoken. English is also widely spoken. Religion Christian, predominantly Roman Catholic (78 per cent). Time GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October). Electricity 230 volts AC, 50Hz. European two-pin plugs are used. Communications Telephone Full IDD service. Country code: 423. Outgoing international code: 00. Mobile telephone GSM 900/1800 network. Handsets can be hired at the Telecom shop in Vaduz. Main network operators include Mobilkom (website: www.mobilkom.li), Orange, Swisscom Mobile (website: www.swisscom-mobile.ch) and Tele2 (website: www.tele2.li). Fax Most hotels have facilities. Internet Internet access is available in phone booths operated by Swisscom. Charges are payable by phonecard or credit card. Public access is also available at the Telecom shop in Vaduz. ISPs include LIE-NET (website: www.lie-net.li). Telegram Telecommunications are available from post offices and hotels. Service is reliable and efficient. Post Post office hours: Mon-Fri 0730-1200 and 1345-1830, Sat 0800-1100, (Mon-Fri 0745-1800, Sat 0800-1100 in Vaduz). Post to European destinations takes three to four days. Press There are two daily newspapers, Liechtensteiner Vaterland and Liechtensteiner Volksblatt, and two weekly papers, Apotheke und Marketing and Liechtensteiner Wochenzeitung. All are published in German. Radio BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online. |