Tiny Liechtenstein gets a little bit bigger
欧洲袖珍小国列支敦士登国土面积增加
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein grew by about half a square kilometre， or about 50 football pitches， after officials more accurately defined its borders， the government said on Thursday.
列支敦士登政府12月28日表示，在进行更为精确的测量后，该国面积较以前大约增加了0.5平方公里，增加面积相当于50个足球场的大小。
Some of the more remote edges of the Alpine nation， wedged between Switzerland and Austria， were never properly measured until now， it said.
据路透社12月28日报道，列支敦士登地处阿尔卑斯山脉中且介于瑞士和奥地利之间。该国政府表示，该国某些偏远地带以前从未得到过精确的勘测。
Liechtenstein， with a population of about 35，000， said a survey had shown its border was 1.9 kilometres （1 mile） —— or 2 percent —— longer than previously assumed. The total length of the border is 77.9 kilometres， the government said. The country now measures 160.475 sq kms. Two-thirds of that are mountains.
列支敦士登目前的人口数量约为3.5万人，该国政府宣称，此次重新勘测的结果发现列支敦士登国境线比以前估计的数字增加了2％，即1.9公里。测量后，其国境线总长度为77.9公里，国土面积达到160.475平方公里，其中三分之二为山地。
Liechtenstein， ruled by Prince Hans-Adam II， gained its independence in 1806.
列支敦士登于1806年赢得独立，其目前的统治者为汉斯。亚当二世王子。