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Principality of Liechtenstein
Fuerstentum Liechtenstein
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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20,072 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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NA |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: automatic telephone system
domestic: NA international: linked to Swiss networks by cable and microwave radio relay |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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21,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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12,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.li |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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44 (Liechtenstein and Switzerland) (2000) |
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Internet users:
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NA |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 18.5 km
standard gauge: 18.5 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified) note: owned, operated, and included in statistics of Austrian Federal Railways (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 250 km
paved: 250 km unpaved: 0 km |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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none |
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Airports:
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none (2001) |
MILITARY
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Military - note:
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defense is the responsibility of Switzerland |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Liechtenstein's royal family claims restitution for 1,600 sq km of land in the Czech Republic confiscated in 1918 |
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Illicit drugs:
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multilateral organizations engaged in issuing international guidelines for financial sector oversight found gaps in Liechtenstein's financial services controls that made it vulnerable to money laundering, but Liechtenstein has become less attractive as a haven for illicit funds, based on implementation in 2001 of new anti-money-laundering legislation and improved mutual legal assistance cooperation with other countries |