1982 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1982 (Wikisource)
Geography
Area
168 km2
Land boundaries
76 km
People and Society
Ethnic divisions
95% Germanic, 5% Italian and other
Labor force
11,368, 5,078 foreign workers (mostly from Switzerland and Austria); 54.5% industry, trade, building trade; 41.6% services; 4.0% agriculture, forestry, and hunting
Language
German, Alemannic dialect
Literacy
100%
Nationality
noun—Liechtensteiner(s); adjective—Liechtenstein
Population
26,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 1.7%
Religion
82.7% Roman Catholic, 7.1% Protestant, 10.2% other
Government
Branches
unicameral Parliament, hereditary Prince, independent judiciary Government leaders: Head of State, H. S. H. Prince FRANZ Josef II; Head of Government (Prime Minister), Hans BRUNHART
Capital
Vaduz
Communists
none
Elections
every 4 years; last election 1982 Political parties and leaders: Fatherland Union (VU), Dr. Otto Hasler; Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), Dr. Peter Marxer; Christian Social Party, Fritz Kaiser Voting strength (1978): FBP 51%, VU 49%; in 1982 elections Brunhart received 53.6% of the vote
Legal system
principality has its own civil and penal codes; lowest court is county court (Landgericht), presided over by one judge, which decides minor civil cases and summary criminal offenses; criminal court (Kriminalgericht), with a bench of five judges, is for major crimes; another court of mixed jurisdiction is the court of assizes (three judges) for misdemeanors; Superior Court (Obergericht) and Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) are courts of appeal for civil and criminal cases (five judges each); an administrative court of appeal from government actions and the State Court determine the constitutionality of laws; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Member of
Council of Europe, EFTA, IAEA, INTELSAT, ITU, UNCTAD, UNIDO, UPU, WIPO; considering UN membership; under several post-World War I treaties Switzerland handles Liechtenstein's customs and postal telephone and telegraph systems and represents the principality abroad on a diplomatic and consular level whenever requested to do so by the Liechtenstein Government
Official name
Principality of Liechtenstein
Political subdivisions
11 communes
Suffrage
males age 20 and over
Type
hereditary constitutional monarchy
Economy
Budget
(1979) revenues $113 million, expenditures $112 million, surplus $15 million
Electric power
23,000 kW capacity (1980); 57 million kWh produced (1980), 2,110 kWh per capita; power is exchanged with Switzerland, but net exports average 35 million kWh yearly
GNP
approximately $14,000 per capita (1978) Major trade partners: exports (1979)—$466 million; 42% EC, 32% EFTA (24% Switzerland), 26% other
Communications
Airfields
none
Civil air
no transport aircraft
Highways
130.66 km main roads, 192.27 km byroads
Railroads
18.5 km, standard gauge (1.435 m), electrified; owned, operated, and included in statistics of Austrian Federal Railways
Telecommunications
automatic telephone system serving about 18,000 telephones (72.0 per 100 popl.); no broadcast facilities