otal fertility rate: 1.5 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Nationality: noun--Liechtensteiner(s); adjective--Liechtenstein

_#_Ethnic divisions: Alemannic 95%, Italian and other 5%

_#_Religion: Roman Catholic 87.3%, Protestant 8.3%, unknown 1.6%,
other 2.8% (1988)

_#_Language: German (official), Alemannic dialect

_#_Literacy: 100% (male 100%, female 100%) age 10 and over can
read and write (1981)

_#_Labor force: 12,258; 5,078 foreign workers (mostly from
Switzerland and Austria); industry, trade, and building 54.4%; services
41.6%; agriculture, fishing, forestry, and horticulture 4.0%

_#_Organized labor: NA

_*_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: Saint Joseph's Day, 19 March

_#_Executive branch: reigning prince, hereditary prince, head
of government, deputy head of government

_#_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 II (since 13 November 1989;
assumed executive powers 26 August 1984);
Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS von und zu Liechtenstein (born 11 June 1968);

Head of Government--Hans BRUNHART (since 26 April 1978);
Deputy Head of Government Dr. Herbert WILLE (since 2 February 1986)

_#_Political parties and leaders:
Fatherland Union (VU), Dr. Otto HASLER;
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), Emanuel VOGT;
Free Electoral List (FW)

_#_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: CE, CSCE, EBRD, EFTA, IAEA, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
ITU, LORCS, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WIPO

_#_Diplomatic representation: in routine diplomatic matters,
Liechtenstein is represented in the US by the Swiss Embassy;