| Kingdom of Liechtenstein Königreich Liechtenstein (German) Timeline: Unknown
Королевство Лихтенштейн (Russian) OTL equivalent: Liechtenstein and Alaska | ||||||
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| Motto: "Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland" За Бога, Князя и Отечество ("For God, Prince and Fatherland") |
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| Anthem: Gott schütze den Prinzen Боже, храни принца "God Save the Prince!" |
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| Capital | Vaduz | |||||
| Largest city | Johann City | |||||
| Official languages | German • Russian | |||||
| Demonym | Liechtensteiner | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy under a semi-direct democracy | |||||
| - | Prince | Aloys III | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Alexander Petrov | ||||
| Legislature | Landtag | |||||
| Independence as principality | ||||||
| - | Union between Vaduz and Schellenberg | 23 January 1719 | ||||
| - | Treaty of Pressburg | 12 July 1806 | ||||
| - | Separation from German Confederation | 23 August 1866 | ||||
| - | Purchase of Alaska | 27 May 1867 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 774,480 | ||||
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
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Liechtenstein (Russian: Лихтенштейн), officially the Kingdom of Liechtenstein (German: Königreich Liechtenstein; Russian: Королевство Лихтенштейн), is a transcontinental country that has territories across two continents - Europe and North America. In Europe, it is surrounded by Switzerland and Austria; in North America, it borders Canada to the east, and shares overseas borders with Russia to the west.
The principality was founded in 1719 following the unification of Vaduz and Schellenberg. During the Napoleonic Wars, Liechtenstein came under the de-facto rule of France, but its sovereignty was reaffirmed in the Congress of Vienna. In 1867, Liechtenstein's territory expanded significantly with the purchase of Alaska from Russia, and became a haven for gold miners when gold was discovered in Alaska in 1885.
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