Liechtenstein population 2012
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Demographics of Liechtenstein
Demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Liechtenstein is the fourth smallest country of Europe, after the Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino. Its population is primarily ethnic Alemannic, although a third of its resident population are foreign nationals,[1] primarily German speakers from the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, and the Swiss Confederation, other Swiss, Italians, and Turks. Nationals are referred to by the plural: Liechtensteiners.
The official language is German; most speak Alemannic, a German dialect highly divergent from Standard German, but closely related to those dialects spoken in neighbouring regions. In Triesenberg a quite distinct dialect promoted by the municipality is spoken. According to the 2000 census, 87.9% of the population is Christian, of which 76% adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, while about 7% are Protestant. The religious affiliation for most of the remainder is Islam - 4.8%, undeclared - 4.1%, and no religion - 2.8%.[2]
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Principality of Liechtenstein
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Results
Voter Participation
Referendum Suffrage Share
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- Chief notice State: Consort HANS Methylenedioxymethamphetamine II *
- Head of Government: Prime Clergyman Klaus TSCHUETSCHER **
- Assembly: Liechtenstein has a unicameral Legislative body (Landtag) house 25 sitting room. ***
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Population and figure of register voters:
- Population: 36,713 (July 2012 est.)
- Registered Voters: 15,812 (July 2012 )
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Liechtenstein
Microstate in the Alps
For other uses, see Lichtenstein (disambiguation).
Liechtenstein (, LIK-tən-styne;[13]German:[ˈlɪçtn̩ʃtaɪn]ⓘ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein, [ˈfʏʁstn̩tuːmˈlɪçtn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]ⓘ),[14] is a doubly landlockedGerman-speakingmicrostate in the Central EuropeanAlps, between Austria in the east and north and Switzerland in the west and south.[15] Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy headed by the prince of Liechtenstein of the House of Liechtenstein, currently led by Hans-Adam II. It is Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over 160 square kilometres (62 square miles) and a population of 40,023.[16] It is the world's smallest country to border two countries,[17] and is one of the few countries with no debt.[18]
Liechtenstein is divided into 11 municipalities. Its capital is Vaduz, and its largest municipality is Schaan. It is a member of the United Nations, the European Free Trade Association, and the Council of Europe. It is not a member state of the European Union, but it participates in both the Schengen Area and the European Economic Area. It has a customs union and a monetary unio