2021-07-12 Mon

Liechtenstein Post issued three special stamps printed on 16 stamps addressing the global issue of migration. It was designed by Peter Vetsch illustrating one face each from Arab, African and East Asian culture on the stamp title as Hope, Departure and New Beginning. The colour selected for the stamp represents the countries these people came from. The face appears in the shape of the country of Liechtenstein, thus highlighting the Now.

The history of migration has a large effect on the Liechtenstein’s economic history. In 19th century, emigration followed in the boom phase of the economy after the Second World War by the intense migration till continued till present day.

In 2014, the statistics showed that foreigners living in Liechtenstein came to 33.7 percent. Just under two thirds of all the foreigners come from German-speaking countries, largely from the neighboring countries of Switzerland and Austria. At just under 10 percent of the population, people from Italy and Turkey are the second largest group. The remaining 27.5 percent are people from countries around the world.

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