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Government
Long-form name: Principality of Liechtenstein.
Type: hereditary constitutional monarchy.
Capital: Vaduz.
Administrative divisions: 11 communes (gemeinden, singular--
gemeinde); Balzers, Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Planken, Ruggell,
Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz.
Independence: 23 January 1719, Imperial Principality of
Liechtenstein established.
Constitution: 5 October 1921.
Legal system: local civil and penal codes; accepts compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations.
National holiday: St. Joseph's Day, 19 March.
Executive branch: reigning prince, hereditary prince, prime
minister, deputy prime minister.
Legislative branch: unicameral Diet (Landtag).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) for
criminal cases and Superior Court (Obergericht) for civil
cases.
Leaders:
Chief of State--Prince HANS ADAM von und zu Liechtenstein
(since 13 November 1989; assumed executive powers 26 August 1984);
Head of Government--Prime Minister Hans BRUNHART (since
26 April 1978); Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Herbert WILLE (since
2 February 1986).
Political parties and leaders: Fatherland Union (VU), Dr.
Otto Hasler; Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), Dr. Herbert
Batliner; Christian Social Party, Fritz Kaiser.
Suffrage: universal at age 18.
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.
Communists: none.
Member of: Council of Europe, EFTA, IAEA, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
ITU, UNCTAD, UNIDO, UNICEF, UPU, WIPO; considering UN membership;
has consultative status in the EC.
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.
Flag: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with
a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band.