2020-03-01 Reader\'s Digest AUNZ

usedbyworkersonthatnearbycon-

structionsite?MadebyLiechtenstein

companyHilti.Thesteeringcolumnin

yourcar?Verypossiblymanufactured

bya subsidiaryofThyssenKruppin

theprincipality,whichisresponsible

forthesteeringgearsystemsinonein

fourcarsworldwide.Thosewithfalse

teethina glassnexttothebathroom

sinkmightconsiderthankingSchaan-

basedIvoclarVivadent,whoreported-

lycanlayclaimto 20 percentofallthe

falseteethsoldworldwide.

Perhapsnotsurprisingly,thanksto

itsAlpinelocationbetweenSwitzer-

landandAustria,skiingisthecoun-

try’smainattractionforvisitors.Local

heroineHanniWenzel,whowontwo

goldmedalsanda silveratthe 1980

WinterOlympicGames,nodoubtcut

herteethontheslopesofMalbun,

Liechtenstein’ssingleskiresort.

Awayfromtheslopes,other

‘princelymoments’,asthelocal

touristboarddescribesthem,

canbefoundatthecountry’s

historiccastles,hikingtrails,

museumsandgalleries.Buttry

tobequiet,please.According

toanofficialdocumentgiving

advicetonewmigrants,‘noisy

festivities’shouldbeavoided

atlunchtimeandafter10pm.

Thesamegoesformowingthe

lawn,butit’sunlikelythisis

somethingyou’llneedtoworry

aboutona briefholiday.

TOURISTAPPEAL:apocket

version of the best of the Alps. PHOTOS: CONTEMPORARY LIECHTENSTEIN/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO; MRIMAN/SHUTTERSTOCK

LIECHTENSTEIN

AREA: 160 sqkm

POPULATION:around38,000

T

here’s an element of the

unknownaboutLiechtenstein.

Howmanyofus,forinstance,

couldnameitscapitalcity(Vaduz,

population5625)oritslargestcity

(Schaan,population6016).Yeteach

dayit’spossiblethat,whereveryou

areintheworld,youmaywellspot

a littlepieceofLiechtensteininyour

dailylife.

The bright red power tools being

Malbun,

Liechtenstein’s

ski resort

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