Comments on: The Microstate Environmental World Cup Round 2: Liechtenstein vs. Tuvalu http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/the-microstate-environmental-world-cup-round-2-liechtenstein-vs-tuvalu/797 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elishabet http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/the-microstate-environmental-world-cup-round-2-liechtenstein-vs-tuvalu/797/comment-page-1#comment-21851 Elishabet Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:01:19 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/the-microstate-environmental-world-cup-round-2-liechtenstein-vs-tuvalu/797#comment-21851 You said: "This is a bit strange, as there is very little major industry in the country. There are a lot of companies there, but most of them are shell companies registered there for tax purposes." In actuality, over 60% of their GDP comes from high-tech manufacturing and, according the the Globe and Mail, on a per-capita basis Liechtenstein has one of the most highly industrialized economies in the world. You said: “This is a bit strange, as there is very little major industry in the country. There are a lot of companies there, but most of them are shell companies registered there for tax purposes.”

In actuality, over 60% of their GDP comes from high-tech manufacturing and, according the the Globe and Mail, on a per-capita basis Liechtenstein has one of the most highly industrialized economies in the world.

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