The Principality of Liechtenstein is a landlocked, German-speaking Alpine state in Central Europe. It is bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and Austria to the east and north. Its area is just over 160 square kilometers, and has a population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The largest city is Schaan. The official language is standard German. The language used is a Germanic dialect. The National Holiday is August 15th.

Liechtenstein is a constitutional monarchy, inherited on democratic and parliamentary grounds. State power belongs to the Prince Regime and the people, as well as exercised by them with constitutional presuppositions (Article 2 of the 1921 Constitution).The Parliament (Landtag) is composed of 25 deputies. He exercises his rights in plenary parliamentary sessions.

Liechtenstein is one of the most industrialized country in Europe, given that it has the highest gross domestic product per person in the world. Liechtenstein also has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world at 1.5%. The country has developed especially the chemical, plastic industries, micromechanics, high technologies, precision tools, food industry, etc. The banking and banking services sector accounts for 30% of GDP. In foreign economic relations, it has EU countries as its main partner; in particular, it has important economic activity, in addition to Switzerland, especially with Germany and Austria.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Albania and the Liechtenstein Principality established diplomatic relations on 23 April 1993.

The last high-level exchange was a ministerial visit, on July 21, 2004, when a delegation from the Principality of Liechtenstein led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ernst Walsh, visited Tirana.

On June 29, 2004, diplomatic consultations at the level of political directors took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

The principality has a foreign policy generally in the same vein as Switzerland. The Principality of Liechtenstein recognized Kosovo relatively quickly, shortly after Bern.