Overview of Liechtenstein

On this page you will find links to details of Liechtenstein holiday homes for sale and Liechtenstein rental accommodation. The Principality of Liechtenstein is a a very tiny landlocked country with a population of approximately 35000. It is not known as a destination for the purchase of Holiday Homes, in fact to the vast majority of people, little is known of this country, this country is probably best known as a tax haven and over 70,000 companies have nominal addresses in the country and money or the handling of money count towards a good deal of the countries wealth. The country is closely associated with Switzerland and since the signing of the Customs Treaty in 1924, Liechtenstein and Switzerland have represented one mutual economic area with open borders. Liechtenstein also uses the Swiss franc as its national currency, and customs officers from Switzerland are responsible for the border with Austria The country is a Hereditary constitutional monarchy and the head of state is Prince Hans-Adam II who In 2003 won sweeping new powers in a constitutional referendum which gave the Royal family the power to veto parliamentary decisions and to sack the government. You could say that tiny Liechtenstein is Europe's only absolute Monarchy. There are a few second homes dotted around and foreign ownership is limited. It is bordered by Switzerland to the West and by Austria in the West. Although very small, the country is divided in to many separate regions; Balzers,Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren,Planken, Ruggell, Schaan, Schellenberg, Triesen, Vaduz. The Principality of Liechtenstein has gone through a huge economic and cultural development since the end of the second world war almost unprecedented amongst other European countries. In this short period of time Liechtenstein has changed from a mainly agrarian economy to one of the most highly industrialized countries in the world. The most important branches of the countries heavily export-oriented industry are mechanical engineering, plant construction, precision instrument manufacture, dental technology, and the food-processing. In all of its industries, the country prides itself on quality not quantity.