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And as an interesting bit of trivia [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6215825.stm from the BBC], Liechtenstein's current territory of 62 square miles is actually a ''recent expansion'' from 2006, due to a fluke found by modern measuring methods.
Due to expropriations of the ruling family's property and fallout from the [[wikipedia:Bene%C5%A1 decrees|Beneš decrees]] that expelled ethnic Germans and Hungarians, Liechtenstein had a long feud with Czechoslovakia, taken so far as to not have relations with [[
Holds the record for possibly [[Improbable Age|the youngest leader ever elected in Europe]], after Mario Frick won elections in 1993 and became Prime Minister aged 28. He was in office until 2001.
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It was also once invaded by the Swiss. By accident. Apparently a commando group got lost after taking a wrong turn somewhere. Make of that what you will.
Random trivia note: It, along with [[
[[File:125px-Flag_of_Liechtenstein_svg.png|frame|The flag of Liechtenstein]]
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