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| Here are 20 Facts About The State of Liechtenstein. |
Here are 20 Facts About The State of Liechtenstein.
The kingdom or principality of liechtenstein got its name from the surname liechtenstein and not vice versa. The family in turn derived its name from the castle of liechtenstein in lower Austria, which they owned from at least 1140 AD until the 13th century later from 1807 onwards.
The design of the national flag of the principality of liechtenstein consists of two main colors, namely blue and red colors.
The design of this flag was used since 1764, and was then officially incorporated into the country's constitution in 1921, and since that same year, it has officially become the flag of the principality.
The emblem of the new royal crown was incorporated into the design of the flag in 1937, after the country learned that its flag bears a resemblance to the national flag of Haiti.
The colors and symbols of the flag carry cultural, political and regional significance. Blue symbolizes the sky, while red refers to the night fires that burn inside homes across the country. While the golden crown emblem symbolizes the unity of the people and their princes.
The national anthem of liechtenstein is called oben am jungen rhein. It has the same melody and tone as the english national anthem god save the queen. Oben am jungen rhein literally has a meaning above young rhine.
Liechtenstein uses the Swiss franc as the official currency in its country. Internationally the swiss franc currency is encoded with CHF.
By value, the Swiss franc ranks 7th as the most traded currency in the world. If we convert with the currency of our country, 1 swiss franc has a value of 15, 431 rupiah.
Liechtenstein is one of the richest countries in the world by its GDP per capita. In 2018, the average gross monthly wage of people working in liechtenstein was 6,675 swiss francs, or about 102,985,249 rupiah, Liechtenstein is also known as one of the world's tax haven countries.
In the late 1970s, the country collected very low taxes on enterprises with the aim of attracting many enterprises, and making the country a rich country.
Today liechtenstein has a larger number of registered companies than its citizens, it also develops a free and highly industrialized corporate economy and offers a better financial services sector and standard of living than its urban areas in europe.
Liechtenstein is the world's largest manufacturer of dentures, whose center is barada in the city of schaan, in a company called ivoclar vivadent.
The company accounts for about 20% of the total sales of dentures in the world. The company produces 60 million sets of dentures annually, with more than 10,000 different dental models.
Liechtenstein is one of the countries that has no debt with other countries. German is the official language spoken by the state of liechtenstein.
However in contrast to standard German, most liechtensteiners speak german with an alemannic dialect, this dialect is closely related to dialects spoken in neighboring areas such as swiss and austrian.
Liechtenstein is the smallest german-speaking country in the world and the only german-speaking country that does not have a direct border with germany.
Liechtenstein is one of the 21 countries in the world that does not have permanent military personnel. The financial crisis that occurred in 1868, made this country have to abolish their military forces because it was considered too expensive. Soldiers were only allowed in times of war, but that situation never happened.
In his last military involvement in 1866 during the austro-prussian war. Liechtenstein sent as many as 80 military troops, and not a single one of its 80 soldiers was killed in the war and instead returned home with 81 soldiers with the addition of one new soldier from the Italians.
In March 2007, the swiss state accidentally invaded liechtenstein. When about 170 swiss infantry soldiers roamed the unmarked border for more than 1 mile into the territory of liechtenstein, before finally they realized their mistake. Residents of liechtenstein themselves only learned of the incident after the swiss army apologized to them.
Despite its non-military presence, liechtenstein is one of the safest countries in the world. The crime rate in the country is one of the lowest in the world. It even says the people of Liechtenstein never locked the front door of their house.
Liechtenstein doesn't even have a prison. The last reported murder occurred in 1997. If a person is charged with imprisonment for 2 years or more, then that person will be imprisoned in an austrian prison.
There is one unique rule in the country, which indicates that liechtensteins value their quiet time. The regulations were written in pamphlets addressed to new immigrants. That it is strictly forbidden to mow the lawn or hold other noisy activities during the hours of the lunch break, which last from noon at 12:00 to 13:30.
The same is true after 10 p.m. As mentioned at the beginning of the article, that liechtenstein is a small country, this country is even slightly smaller than the city of bandung. By area, liechtensteim is the 4th smallest country in europe and 6th in the world.
Quite interesting is, the country consists of 11 separate municipalities. And in the constitution of liechtenstein, every municipality has the right to secede from the state if its inhabitants choose to separate August 15th is the national day of liechtenstein, or what is called the staatsfeiertag.
On that date the grand prince hans-adam II as head of state, and his son prince allois, invited the entire population of his small kingdoms to attend a feast in the garden of the vaduz castle, that is, the residence of the noble ancestors.
The entire liechtenstein can be rented for 70,000 USD a day. In 2011, the entire country was advertised on the airbnb platform. The scheme was created by liechtenstein-based marketing firms and airbnbs.
With that kind of money, you can have a symbolic key to the state and customized road signs, and taste wine with the prince. American rapper snoop dogg once attempted to hire this country for a video shoot but was turned down because he didn't provide enough captions.
A Small Country Of 160 km² This Is The State Of Liechtenstein