| Hauptstadt | Name: Vaduz geographische Koordinaten: 47 08 N, 9 31 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: may be a conflation from the Latin "vallis" (valley) and the High German "diutisk" (meaning "German") to produce "Valdutsch" (German valley), which over time simplified and came to refer specifically to Vaduz, the town |
| Unabhängigkeit | 23 Januar 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 Juli 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire); 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation) |
| Nationalfeiertag | National Day, 15 August (1940); note - a National Day was originally established in 1940 to combine celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) with those honoring the birthday of former Prince FRANZ JOSEF II (1906-1989) whose birth fell on 16 August; after the prince's death, National Day became the official national holiday by law in 1990 |
| Konstitution | history: previous 1862; latest adopted 5 Oktober 1921 amendments: proposed by Parliament, by the reigning prince (in the form of "Government" proposals), by petition of at least 1,500 qualified voters, or by at least four communes; passage requires unanimous approval of Parliament members in one sitting or three-quarters majority vote in two successive sittings; referendum required only if petitioned by at least 1,500 voters or by at least four communes; passage by referendum requires absolute majority of votes cast; amended several times, last in 2011 (2019) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Prince HANS-ADAM II (seit dem 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent and Regent of Liechtenstein Prince ALOIS (son of the monarch, born 11 June 1968); note - 15 August 2004, HANS-ADAM II transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS-ADAM II retains status of Staatsoberhaupt Regierungschef: Prime Minister Adrian HASLER (seit dem 27 March 2013) cabinet: Cabinet elected by the Parliament, confirmed by the monarch elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party in the Parliament usually appointed the Regierungschef by the monarch, and the leader of the largest minority party in the Landtag usually appointed the deputy Regierungschef by the monarch if there is a coalition government |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
