Date:         Fri, 13 Jan 1995 21:43:44 CST6CDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Dan Houg" <fairwind@northernnet.com>
Subject:      Leichtenstein /f

Gerry informs us the errant mailer originated in Leitenstein. 
Here's some info on Leichtenstein I thought we'd all find
facinating:

 >                                  Geography
> 
> Location:
>      Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
> Map references:
>      Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World
> Area:
> total area:
>      160 sq km
> land area:
>      160 sq km
> comparative area:
>      about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
> Land boundaries:
>      total 78 km, Austria 37 km, Switzerland 41 km
> Coastline:
>      0 km (landlocked)
> Maritime claims:
>      none; landlocked
> International disputes:
>      claims 620 square miles of Czech territory confiscated from its royal
>      family in 1918; the Czech Republic insists that restitution does not
>      go back before February 1948, when the Communists seized power
> Climate:
>      continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to
>      moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
> Terrain:
>      mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
> Natural resources:
>      hydroelectric potential
> Land use:
> arable land:
>      25%
> permanent crops:
>      0%
> meadows and pastures:
>      38%
> forest and woodland:
>      19%
> other:
>      18%
> Irrigated land:
>      NA sq km
> Environment:
> current issues:
>      NA
> natural hazards:
>      NA
> international agreements:
>      party to - Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air
>      Pollution-Sulphur, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Hazardous
>      Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified -
>      Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea
> 
> 
> Note:
>      landlocked; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation
> 
>                                   People
> 
> Population:
>      30,281 (July 1994 est.)
>Transportation:
>        Primary means of transportation is via a unique network of 
>        mint conditon  Volkswagon buses.  They maintain a phenomenal
>        government supported parts network and supply NOS OE parts
>         free of charge to its citizens.


And to think Gerry just blew these people off our list!