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Travel and Tourism in Liechtenstein
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Liechtenstein.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- Time Difference
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- Swiss franc (CHF)
- Climate
- continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
- Ethnic Groups
- Alemannic 86%, Italian, Turkish, and other 14%
- National Holiday
- National Day, 15 August (1940); note - a National Day was originally established in 1940 to combine celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) with those honoring the birthday of former Prince FRANZ JOSEF II (1906-1989) whose birth fell on 16 August; after the prince's death, National Day became the official national holiday by law in 1990
- Geographic Coordinates
- 47 16 N, 9 32 E
- Location
- Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Medical care in Liechtenstein is good. For serious illnesses or complicated bone fractures, patients are transferred to the appropriate specialized hospitals in Switzerland and Austria. Over-the-counter medicine is available at pharmacies, and a pharmacist is on call 24/7. Information regarding the pharmacy and pharmacist on duty is given over the medical emergency telephone line by dialing 144.