The Prince of Liechtenstein is among the world's wealthiest heads-of-state with an estimated wealth of some 2 billion dollars. The country's population enjoys one of the world's highest standards-of-living.
source: Wikipedia.
No idea why this is sitting in the "drafts" section, but as part of a routine clean up let's make it public. I can't remember what point I wanted to make about this information, but to see the extent of my predictability, does anyone have a better idea than I do about why my previous self thought it worth writing a blog post about?
Hey, thanks for mentioning Liechtenstein. It's a quiet place with good high tech companies, small amnufacturing and financial services. There is indeed a strong middle class, and a comfortible very hghly skilled working class. The langauge is German, but there is a dialect that is distinct for it's melodic sound. The prince's name is Hans-Adam II, and he is a modern forward thinking man, and he has brought much progress for his country, such as the vote for women.
Posted by: Martina von Altenburg | June 18, 2007 at 03:43 AM
Small is good?
Posted by: raiqi | June 19, 2007 at 02:00 AM
You were going to point out that our newspapers routinely overestimate the wealth of Her Majesty by confusing her personal wealth with Crown property. Betcha.
Posted by: dearieme | June 19, 2007 at 07:47 PM