Officially name: The Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
Largest city: Schaan
Official language: German
Government: Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
Liechtenstein has an excellent standard of compulsory state funded healthcare. Medical staff are extremely well trained and healthcare in the country is available to all citizens and registered residents. Private healthcare is also available here.
Liechtenstein has a temperate, alpine climate, with warm, wet summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from -1°C in January to 21°C in July. The average annual precipitation is about 1,000 mm, and is quite evenly distributed over the entire year. The climate is often modified by a warm, dry southerly wind (known locally as the Föhn).