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swissinfo - Swiss President visits Liechtenstein for celebrations to mark its 200 years of independence. |
 | | Liechtenstein's "Day of Sovereignty" on July 12 is the culmination of its bicentennial festivities, which include an official ceremony, a parade by its 11 municipalities, a dinner for guests of honour and a street party in the capital, Vaduz. |
 | | The Principality of Liechtenstein is a small, landlocked country with a population of 34,000, sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria. |
 | | Liechtenstein's population is essentially ethnic German, though its resident population is approximately one third foreign-born, primarily German-speakers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and other Swiss nationals, Italians and Turks. |
| www.swissinfo.org /eng/front/detail/Liechtenstein_marks_200th_birthday.html?siteSect=105&sid=6888669 (857 words) |
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