The Principality of Liechtenstein (European countries) Satellite maps
States: the Principality of Liechtenstein (The Principality of Liechtenstein)National Day: August 16 (1906, Duke Franz Josef II's Birthday)Flag: a rectangular, long and wide ratio of 5 to 3.From the blue under the same Red Cross two parallel rectangular composition of the upper left corner of a golden crown.Liechtenstein for the hereditary monarchy, the national flag on the blue and red flag from the Principality of Wales colors, blue symbol of blue sky, red symbolizes the night ground fire.Flag surface of the crown is the crown of the Holy Roman Empire, which is added in 1937, with the Haitian national flag to distinguish.Holy Roman Empire is the crown of the signs, because of the history of Liechtenstein has the Holy Roman Empire-designate of the Cai Yi.National Emblem: The cloak-style.Cloak top of a Holy Roman Empire of Wales crown, cloak for the shield logo.Six AP shield the surface: the upper left corner of the first to wear the crown eagle, symbol of Lower Saxony; crown is the top-right corner of the jewelry, symbol of salmeterol bubble of the country for the lower-left corner of the small red and white shield, the symbol of Schlender Fort Baroness territory; right The angle is the highest-head, make-up of well-eagle, the symbol of the village hunters; shield centre of the small shield from yellow, red and blue form, which is the color flag of Wales; small shield on the bottom of the blue painted a tube instrument, the symbol Liechtenstein royal family.The shield of the pictorial accounts of the King Room from generation to generation the historical process.Heads of State: Hans - Adam II (Hans-Adam II) Duke.August 15, 2004, Aloys Prince Regent set out to replace Hans Duke - Adam II, dealing with domestic and international affairs.Physical Geography: an area of 160 square kilometers.Alps is located in central and east coast of Central Upper Rhine landlocked countries.Switzerland west to the Rhine for the sector, the east of Austria.To narrow the impact of the western plains, a total area of about 2 / 5 and the rest is mountainous, southern mountains of McGraw Lei Diya Spitz peak (2,599 meters) the highest point.Population: 34,600 (December 2004), of which 11,786 were foreigners, accounting for 34.2 percent, mainly Swiss, Austrians and Germans.The official language is German.Catholic teaching for the country, Catholics accounted for 80.4 percent of the residents, Christian 7.1 percent, 12.5 percent of other religious sects.Vaduz CastleCapital: Vaduz (Vaduz) is the political, economic and cultural centre, is also the country's largest city and tourist centre.Rhine in the east coast, situated in the hills of the basin.Population 5000 (the end of June 2003).History: Liechtenstein is 500 years after this year's Alemanni ethnic descent.January 23, 1719 to the then Duke of Liechtenstein for the country's name from the founding of the PRC.1800-15 during the Napoleonic wars, aggression by France and Russia.In 1806 a sovereign country.1805-1814 for the control of Napoleon's "Rhine alliance" members.1815 "Deutsche Union."1852 out with the Austrian-Hungarian Empire signed the treaty tariffs, in 1919 with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire terminated.1923, out tariffs and Switzerland signed the treaty.1919, Liechtenstein's foreign relations by the representative of Switzerland.1866, Liechtenstein declared independence, has remained neutral since then.Politics: parliamentary democracy system of government to implement the constitutional monarchy, the Duke with the highest decision-making power.The people through elections, or the initiative to participate in the referendum exercise of political rights.October 5, 1921 enacted constitutional provisions for the national polity constitutional monarchy, hereditary head of state.Diplomacy: permanent neutrality, Switzerland dependent, according to national interests and may actively participate in international activities is the Liechtenstein of the three pillars of foreign policy.Out with the Swiss maintained a special relationship.Under the 1919 bilateral agreement, Switzerland institutions abroad on behalf of the interests of foreign nations, but are retained with other countries the right to establish diplomatic relations.Relations with China: September 14, 1950, Liechtenstein establish diplomatic relations with China.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/18/content_446171.htm
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