Embassy of India, Berne, Switzerland : Factsheet -Principality of Liechtenstein

Factsheet -Principality of Liechtenstein

Embassy of India

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The Principality of Liechtenstein - Fact Sheet

Official name of the country	The Principality of Liechtenstein
Area	160 Sq. Kms
Wooded Area	67 Sq. Kms (42%)
Length	24.8 km
Width	12.4 Km
National borders	76 Kms of which 41.2 km are with Switzerland (Canton of St. Gallen 27 km, Canton of Graubünden 14.2 km) and 36.7 km with Austria (Federal State of Vorarlberg).
Population	About 38111 (2017) [including 33.8% foreigners, mainly Swiss, Austrian, Italian and German nationals]
Density	236 per Sq. km. (2016)
Capital	Vaduz
Municipalities	11
Languages	Standard German is the official language; the colloquial language is an Alemannic dialect.
Religion(2000 census)	75.9% of the population are Roman Catholic and 8.5% are Protestant; Muslims are 5.4%; 10.2% belong to others.
Currency	Swiss Franc 1 = Approx. Rs.69.25
Visa	Indian nationals require Schengen visa to visit Liechtenstein.
Time	GMT + 1 Hour (4.30 hours behind IST) in winter (October-March), GMT + 2 hours (3.30 hours behind IST) in summer (April-September).
National Day	August 15
Type of Government	Hereditary Constitutional Monarchy based on Parliamentary basis.
Head of State	HSH Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein. On 15 August 2004, Prince Hans-Adam II entrusted Hereditary Prince Alois to exercise his sovereign powers as his representative.
Head of Government	Mr. Adrian Hasler, Prime Minister
Deputy Head of Government	Dr. Daniel Risch, Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Justice& Culture	Mr. Mauro Pedrazzini, Acting
Parliament [Landtag]	25 members elected for four years in universal, direct and secret elections. Distribution of seats 2017–2021 [Progressive Citizens’ Party (FBP) – 9 seats; Patriotic Union (VU) – 8 seats; The Independents (DU) – 5 Seats; Free List (FL) – 3 ]seats
Membership of International Organisations	United Nations (UN), Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), European Economic Area (EEA), World Trade Organization (WTO) and Schengen Visa Regime.
GDP	CHF 6.1 billion (2016; at current prices)
GDP per employed person	CHF 194290 (2016; at current prices)
Unemployment Rate	1.8% (2017)
GNI	CHF 5.8 billion (2016)
Goods Exports (without Switzerland)	US $ 3.37 billion (2017)
Goods Imports (without Switzerland)	US $ 2 billion (2017)
India’s Exports	US$ 3.4 million (2018-19)
India’s Imports	US$ 3.6 million (2018-19)
Breakdown of economic sector	Industry and manufacturing trade: 39%; General services: 27%; Financial services: 27%; Agriculture and households: 7%.
Major Export destinations	United States, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain