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General Information
Area: 160 sq km (61.8 sq miles).
Population: 32,528 (2001).
Population Density: 203.3 per sq km.
Capital: Vaduz. Population: 5106 (1999).
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 spoken.
Religion: Christian, predominantly Roman Catholic.
Time: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity: 220 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), Tele2 (website: www.tele2.li), Telecom FL AG (website: www.telecom-fl.com) and Europlatform (website: www.europlatform.com).
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 opening 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 one weekly paper, Liechtensteiner Wochenzeitung. All are published in German.
BBC World Service and Voice of America frequencies: From time to time these change.
BBC (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice):
Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov):
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