Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein

• By Crystal Tomburo
• Block 1
• Class Science Mrs. Mayhew

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Location

• Liechtenstein is in the western central part of
  Europe. It is situated in the Alps, between
  Austria and Switzerland. It is bounded in the
  west by Rhine River.
• Latitude 47.1667 decimal degrees
• Longitude 9.5333 decimal degrees

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Place

• Liechtenstein has cold, cloudy winters with
  frequent snow or rain and cool to moderately
  warm, cloudy, humid summers.
• Liechtenstein is mostly mountainous (Alps) with
  Rhine Valley in the west. Although this country
  may be small and has limited natural resources,
  it is heavily industrialized.
• 76.2 of the residents are Roman Catholic 7 are
  Protestant 10.6 are unknown and 6.2 are
  other. The official language is German, however,
  theres also Alemannic dialect.

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Movement

• There were 12,000 foreign residents in
  Liechtenstein in 1996, mostly Swiss. Nearly 6,900
  Austrian and Swiss commute here every day.
• Important exports include precision instruments,
  ceramics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals.
  Liechtenstein imports mainly raw materials, light
  machinery, and progressed foods. In 1996, 40 of
  the total exports went to the countries of the
  European Economic Area.

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Famous Person

• The prince house of Liechtenstein ranks among the
  oldest aristocracy families. Around 1136 with
  Hugo of Liechtenstein a carrier of this name is
  mentioned for the first time. Prince Hans Adam
  II. of and to Liechtenstein was born as an oldest
  son of prince Franz Josef II. and princess Gina
  on 14 February 1945. On 30 July 1967 it
  vermaehlte itself with countess Marie Kinsky of
  Wchinitz and Tettau. The pair of princes has four
  children Hereditary prince Alois, prince
  Maximilian, prince Constantin and princess
  Tatjana.

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Famous Person (Cont.)

• Hereditary prince Alois, born on 11 June 1968,
  and hereditary princess Sophie have four
  children Prince Joseph Wenzel, princess Marie
  Caroline, prince Georg and prince Nikolaus. On
  the occasion of the state holiday on 15 August
  2004 prince Hans Adam II. entrusted the
  hereditary prince as his deputy with the practice
  it being entitled sovereignty rights. The
  representation is comprehensive and in the long
  term. Hereditary prince Alois of and to
  Liechtenstein took over all tasks of the head of
  state thereby of unrestricted time. The famous
  Fuerstlichen collections was gathered in almost
  four-hundred-year collecting activity.

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Famous Person (Cont.)

• With the reopening Liechtenstein of the museum in
  the garden palace Liechtenstein at the prince
  lane 1 in Vienna found one of the private
  collections most meaning world-wide back into its
  original domicile. It became the tradition to
  present a small selection of erlesener objects
  from the Fuerstlichen collections in the art
  museum Liechtenstein in Vaduz in form of topic
  tables drawing of a bill. The LGT Group is one of
  the enterprises of the house Liechtenstein, to
  which among other things also the well-known yard
  wine cellar belongs.
• This is all about the famous people of
  Liechtenstein.

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Regions

• Liechtenstein is a mountainous place (Alps).
• Theres also Rhine Valley and Rhine River!

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Maps
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Human and Land Interaction

• The residents here, and people who have any
  control over Liechtenstein, build lots of
  buildings, factories, industries, etc. here.
• Theres not many natural resources in
  Liechtenstein, but that doesnt stop the people
  here.

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Bibliography

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• "Liechtenstein." The World Factbook. 25 Jan. 2005
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  s/ls.htmlgt.

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Bibliography (Cont.)

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