Abstract
Liechtenstein is a sovereign state with a history dating back to 1342 when Count Hartmann III became ruler of the county of Vaduz. Additions were later made to the count’s domains and by 1434 the territory reached its present boundaries. On 23 Jan. 1719 the Emperor Charles VI constituted the two counties as the Principality of Liechtenstein. In 1862 the constitution established an elected diet. After the First World War, Liechtenstein was represented abroad by Switzerland. Swiss currency was adopted in 1921. On 5 Oct. 1921 a new constitution based on that of Switzerland extended democratic rights, but in March 2003 the people of Liechtenstein voted in a referendum to give their prince the power to govern without reference to elected representatives.
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Amt für Volkswirtschaf. Statistisches Jahrbuch. Vaduz
Rechenschafsbericht der Fürstlichen Regierung. Vaduz. Annual, from 1922
Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins. Vaduz. Annual since 1901
National library: Landesbibliothek, Vaduz
Beattie, David, Liechtenstein: A Modern History. I. B. Tauris, London, 2004
Meier, Regula A., Liechtenstein. [Bibliography] ABC-Clio, Oxford and Santa Barbara (CA), 1993
National Statistical Office: Amt für Volkswirtschaf, Gerberweg 5, 9490 Vaduz.
Website (German only): http://www.llv.li/amtsstellen/llv-avw-statistik.htm
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Turner, B. (2007). Liechtenstein. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook 2008. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-74024-6_209
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