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- Government
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- Long-form name: Principality of Liechtenstein.
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- Type: hereditary constitutional monarchy.
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- Capital: Vaduz.
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- Administrative divisions: 11 communes (gemeinden, singular--
- gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell,
- Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz.
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- Independence: 23 January 1719, Imperial Principality of
- Liechtenstein established.
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- Constitution: 5 October 1921.
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- Legal system: local civil and penal codes; accepts compulsory
- ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations.
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- National holiday: St. Joseph's Day, 19 March.
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- Executive branch: reigning prince, hereditary prince, prime
- minister, deputy prime minister.
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- Legislative branch: unicameral Diet (Landtag).
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- Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) for
- criminal cases and Superior Court (Obergericht) for civil
- cases.
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- Leaders:
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- Chief of State--Prince HANS ADAM von und zu Liechtenstein
- (since 13 November 1989; assumed executive powers 26 August 1984);
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- Head of Government--Prime Minister Hans BRUNHART (since
- 26 April 1978); Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Herbert WILLE (since
- 2 February 1986).
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- Political parties and leaders: Fatherland Union (VU), Dr.
- Otto Hasler; Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), Dr. Herbert
- Batliner; Christian Social Party, Fritz Kaiser.
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- Suffrage: universal at age 18.
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- Elections: Diet--last held on 5 March 1989 (next to be held
- by March 1993); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--
- (25 total) VU 13, FBP 12.
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- Communists: none.
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- Member of: Council of Europe, EFTA, IAEA, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
- ITU, UNCTAD, UNIDO, UNICEF, UPU, WIPO; considering UN membership;
- has consultative status in the EC.
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- Diplomatic representation: in routine diplomatic matters,
- Liechtenstein is represented in the US by the Swiss Embassy;
- US--the US has no diplomatic or consular mission in Liechtenstein,
- but the US Consul General at Zurich (Switzerland) has consular
- accreditation at Vaduz.
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- Flag: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with
- a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band.
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