Liechtenstein

Learn, Share, Subscribe ------------------------------------------------ Watch the entire series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbZJ71IJGFRTa_XMM9a4hDh2Yo9CsZzOR Follow: https://plus.google.com/+blinder00 https://twitter.com/Sebastian2Go https://www.facebook.com/official7facts ------------------------------------------------ In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Liechtenstein. More information about the video content bellow: 1. Liechtenstein is named after their monarch. In 1719, after the land was purchased, the Holy Roman Emperor decreed the creation of the principality, naming it after the noble family who ruled over the land. The Princely Family of Liechtenstein, hails from Castle Liechtenstein in Lower Austria, which the family possessed from at least 1140 to the thirteenth century, and from 1807 onward. 2. Liechtenstein backs up its stance of being 100% neutral by not having an actively serving military at any given time. The ruling prince has so much authority, however, that one could be instituted in a second if needed. The last time Liechtenstein did field an armed force was in 1866 for the Austro-Prussian War. The total number of soldiers was just 80 and they didn’t see any fighting. The last soldier to serve in Liechtenstein died in 1939. 3. Liechtenstein is also one of the few countries in the world today that has more registered businesses within its borders than it does actual citizens. This is because it has the second-lowest business taxes in all of Europe at just 12.5%. Their rules of incorporation also allow holding companies to register an office in the principality, which actually accounts for up to 30% of the tax revenues which are received. 4. Liechtenstein has the second highest gross domestic product per capita in the world, with each resident accounting for $89,000+ every year. What contributes to all of this wealth? The principality is the world’s largest producer of false teeth. Ceramics play a critical role within the infrastructure, but tourism also plays a major role. 5. Liechtenstein is also notable for the fact that is became the last country in Europe to grant women the right to vote. A referendum was held on July 1, 1984, to decide whether women should be allowed to vote. Only men voted in this election, of course, and the referendum passed with a 51.3% majority. 6. There is a national police force which patrols the entire principality of Liechtenstein. The force consists of about 90 officers and about 40 more support staff. Small arms are given to the officers. The crime rate within the principality is one of the lowest in the world and there are many jails in the nation that don’t have any prisoners in them at all. If someone is sentenced to a term that is 2 years or longer, however, that prisoner is transferred to an Austrian prison. 7. Liechtenstein only has one hospital within the entire nation. In comparison, Washington DC has 16 different hospitals, with two of them being military related. Remarkably only about 1 in 6 people actually lives in the urban areas of Liechtenstein, making the cities remarkably small and the nation mostly rural. More Info: http://apecsec.org/8-important-facts-about-liechtenstein/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Liechtenstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein Music: Springtide – Little Pink Guitar in the Closet www.springtide.jp Images: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M6bjILzGptc/UM8hIViFYDI/AAAAAAAAFBY/RZxhg6oKgek/s1600/Liechtenstein%2B1.jpg http://www.hdtimelapse.net/content/HDtimelapse.net_City/HDtimelapse.net_City_0575_hirez.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Grenze_Liechtenstein,_Balzers.jpg http://www.quia.com/files/quia/users/kristiremmert/Picture4.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ugrXGGzdCes/T8WIZX9gpcI/AAAAAAAAXw4/vO4TkfDjVRA/s1600/DSC_4164_5_6_tonemapped_DxO.jpg http://aecnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/handshake-business.jpg https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2GSIV_YAQrftFU6Qn_HOByMeLm0=/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/678738/55949665.0.jpg http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/uploads/2013/09/money-stack-43223.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Election_MG_3455.JPG http://jto.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nn20130722n1b.jpg http://i.huffpost.com/gen/798152/images/o-THOMSON-PRISON-ILLINOIS-FEDERAL-PURCHASE-facebook.jpg http://www.commendusa.com/uploads/media/prison2.jpg http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/181862/file-870997484-png/images/hospital.png http://i0.wp.com/www.bluntmoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bigstock-Scared-Doctor-In-Uniform-63512755.jpg?fit=810%2C9999

• published: 05 Aug 2015
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