r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Jun 05 '17

What do you know about... Liechtenstein?

This is the twentieth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein is the fourth smallest nation in Europe. It was the last European country to give women the right to vote, passed with 51.3% in a referendum in 1984 where only men were allowed to participate. It has no army. They use the CHF as currency.

So, what do you know about Liechtenstein?

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u/mberre Belgium Jun 07 '17

Aren't the Habsburger all dead now? Didn't the last of them (Otto von Habsburg) pass away in 2008?

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u/-Zinnia- Berlin (Germany) Jun 07 '17

Better safe than sorry.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '17 edited Jun 07 '17

He was the last one that used to hold an official position (as he was the crown prince) but he's not the last Habsburg.

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u/mberre Belgium Jun 07 '17

I heard a rumor that the rest of the Habsuburgs are allergic to both garlic and sunlight.