nPostednon January 23, 2014
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Europenhas some really tiny countries! n
Europenhas some really tiny countries! nn
nLiechtensteinnis one of them. At just 61 square miles (160 square km), the nationnis just a little bit bigger than a city near me, Anaheim, Californian(where Disneyland is). It’s much smaller than the really large city near me, Los Angeles.
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nAnd we’re comparing cities with nations, mind you!
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nItnis a German-speaking countries tucked in between two othernGerman-speaking countries—Switzerland and Austria—and it is knownnas a principality, with a government headed by a prince.
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nLiechtensteinnwas created on this date in 1719.
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Beingnsmall has some great advantages. It is one of the richest nations,nper capita, and its unemployment rate and its crime rate are some ofnthe lowest in the world! Liechtenstein doesn’t even have any militarynforces!
Beingnsmall has some great advantages. It is one of the richest nations,nper capita, and its unemployment rate and its crime rate are some ofnthe lowest in the world! Liechtenstein doesn’t even have any militarynforces!n
nOthernthings that make Liechtenstein special:
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n It’sn the only nation that lies entirely in the Alps.
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n It’sn one of just two nations that are doubly landlocked—which meansn that you would have to go through two other nations, fromn Liechtenstein, before you would come to an ocean.
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Liken the other tiny countries in Europe, Liechtenstein has no airport.n
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nGetna good feel for Liechtenstein from this short video.
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nAlsonon this date:
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National Handwriting Day
National Handwriting Day
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nAnniversarynof the partitioning of Poland
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nAnniversarynof the coldest temperature in the U.S.
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nPlannahead!
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my boards for:
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