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!
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