Factbook
Histoire de Liechtenstein — Chronologie
Dates clés de l'histoire de Liechtenstein, d'après le Factbook Magna et l'Encyclopédie universelle.
1719Independence: 23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire); 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation).
1719The Principality of Liechtenstein was established within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719.
1806Occupied by both French and Russian troops during the Napoleonic Wars, it became a sovereign state in 1806 and joined the German Confederation in 1815.
1866Liechtenstein became fully independent in 1866 when the Confederation dissolved.
2000In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money laundering.
2003However, Liechtenstein implemented anti-money laundering legislation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US that went into effect in 2003.
2015Languages: German 91.5% (official, Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.5%, Turkish 1.3%, Portuguese 1.1%, other 4.6% (2015 est.) Religions: Roman Catholic (official) 73.4%, Protestant Reformed 6.3%, Muslim 5.9%, Christian Orthodox 1.3%, Lutheran 1.2%, other Protestant 0.7%, other Christian 0.3%, other 0.8%, none 7%, unspecified 3.3% (2015 est.) Urban population: 14.6% of total population (2023).
2018Major urban areas: 5,000 VADUZ (capital) (2018) high-income European economy; Schengen Area participant; key European financial leader; integrated with Swiss economy and franc currency user; one of the highest GDP per capita countries; relies on US and Eurozone markets for exports Inflation: 2.8% (2022 est.).
2022Industries: electronics, metal manufacturing, dental products, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, food products, precision instruments, tourism, optical instruments Agriculture: wheat, barley, corn, potatoes; livestock, dairy products Electricity access: 100% (2022 est.).
