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Liechtenstein has an unemployment rate of 2.30% while The United States has 6.20%

Source: CIA World Factbook

The GDP per capita in Liechtenstein is $89,400 while in The United States it is $52,800

Source: CIA World Factbook

The per capita consumption of electricity in The United States is 12,185kWh while in Liechtenstein it is 36,448kWh

Source: CIA World Factbook

19 in every 100,000 people are currently imprisoned in Liechtenstein compared to 698 in The United States

Source: International Centre for Prison Studies

The life expectancy at birth in Liechtenstein is 81.68 while in The United States it is 79.56.

Source: CIA World Factbook

The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Liechtenstein is 4.33 while in The United States it is 6.17.

Source: CIA World Factbook

The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Liechtenstein is 10.53 while in The United States it is 13.42.

Source: CIA World Factbook

More Information about Liechtenstein

With its 37,313 people, Liechtenstein is the 209th largest country in the world by population. It is the 209th largest country in the world by area with 160 square kilometers.

The Principality of Liechtenstein was established within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719. Occupied by both French and Russian troops during the Napoleonic Wars, it became a sovereign state in 1806 and joined the Germanic Confederation in 1815. Liechtenstein became fully independent in 1866 when the Confederation dissolved. Until the end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria, but the economic devastation caused by that conflict forced Liechtenstein to enter into a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money laundering. However, Liechtenstein implemented anti-money laundering legislation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US that went into effect in 2003.

Languages spoken: German 94.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.1%, other 4.3% (2010 est.)

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