Hey fat cats, want to throw a party? money burning a hole in your pocket? Rent a country for the

[cali]

night.

Liechtenstein for hire at $70,000 a night

Liechtenstein rental scheme includes customised street signs, temporary currency and accommodation for 150


Executives with cash to burn traditionally hire luxury yachts, secluded villas or expensive hotel suites to impress clients. Now they can take corporate hospitality to a new level by hiring an entire country, albeit a small one.

The principality of Liechtenstein has decided to make itself available to private clients, from $70,000 (£43,000) a night, complete with customised street signs and temporary currency. It's a big step for the country best known for its tax-haven status and exporting false teeth: last year Snoop Dogg, pictured, tried to hire it to use in a music video, but received a stern refusal from authorities.

Since then they have woken up to the marketing opportunities of their mountainous landscape. The price tag includes accommodation for 150 people, although the 35,000 inhabitants would remain. Any personal touches, such as an individual logo created out of candle wax or a customised medieval procession, come at an extra, undisclosed cost.

Upon arrival in Liechtenstein, visitors would be presented with the symbolic key to the state, followed by wine tasting at the estate of the head of state, Prince Hans-Adam II. Other options include tobogganing, fireworks and horse-drawn carriage rides through the capital Vaduz.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/15/liechtenstein-hire-rental-scheme

[inademv]

1. For one billion

that comes out to about 38 years...

I have to wonder if there isn't some profit to be made by the person "renting" the country.

[gateley]

2. Making plans for me and 149 of my Best DU Friends. You know who you are. nt

[notesdev]

3. Cheap compared to the US

but when you buy the US you get three levels of government on the side, can they beat that?

[WatsonT]

4. That's pretty cheap

I guess the real estate crash hit them too.