The Interior Ministry effectively oversees the regular and auxiliary police forces. There is no standing military force. Despite its small size and limited natural resources, Liechtenstein has developed during recent decades from an agrarian society into a prosperous, highly industrialized, free-enterprise economy with a vital service sector. It participates in a customs union with Switzerland and uses the Swiss franc as its national currency. As a result of complex negotiations held with member states of the European Economic Area and Switzerland, and a national referendum held in April, Liechtenstein is simultaneously a member of the European Economic Area.
Citizens enjoy a very high standard of living.
Unemployment was only 0.9 percent in 1995. The Government fully respects the human rights of its citizens provided for in the Constitution, and the law and judiciary provide effective means of dealing with instances of individual abuse. There were no reports of political or other extrajudicial killings. There were no reports of disappearances. The law prohibits torture and cruel punishment, and there were no reports of the use of such methods.