Yes, I was talking about the country Liechtenstein, in my previous blogpost! Also, see now WWF maximum cards / maxicards / dorincards from Liechtenstein:

"Libelloides coccajus. Owlflies are dragonfly-like insects with large bulging eyes and long knobbed antennae. They are neuropterans in the family Ascalaphidae; they are only distantly related to the true flies, and even more distant from the dragonflies and damselflies. They are diurnal or crepuscular predators of other flying insects, and are typically 5 cm (2.0 in) long.

* The European Polecat (Mustela putorius), also known as a fitch, foumart, or foulmart, is a member of the Mustelidae family, and is related to the stoats, otters, and minks. 

* The European tree frog (Hyla arborea) is a small frog that can grow to a maximum length of 4.5 cm.
They are the only members of the widespread tree frog family (Hylidae) indigenous to Mainland Europe. Characteristic are the discs on the frog's toes which it uses to climb trees and hedges. There are three or four species and many subspecies:
Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) (common or European tree frog). 

* The Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) is a small plover. Adults have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes with white above and a short dark bill. The legs are flesh-coloured and the toes are all webbed.
This species differs from the larger Ringed Plover in leg colour, the head pattern, and the presence of a clear yellow eye-ring."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page 

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Guess which country is this? Don't search anywhere - let's see if you know, or guess!

Quiz time, and no cheating allowed! :)

There are currently 193 sovereign states with general international recognition.

Plus 10 sovereign states lacking general international recognition, none of which are members of the United Nations.

Ready?

Let's start the hints about our mysterious country.

1) It maintains no military. It has NO ARMY.

So it's not DPRK/ North Korea, who reportedly has about 1 million men under arms. :)

2) Its head of state is not a dictator.

So that rules out Libya.

But that head of state has the power to hire and fire the whole government, despite public's fear that the development could invite dictatorship.

He has "an estimated wealth of USD $5 billion".

3) It is more than landlocked.

So it's not Madagascar. :)

4) It is an alpine country.

So it's not The Maldives.

"The Maldives are the smallest Asian country in both population and land area. With an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it is the lowest country on the planet.^[11] It is also the country with the lowest highest point in the world, at 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in).^[11"

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives}

5) It's "a large producer of ceramics and is the world's largest

 producer of sausage casings, potassium storage units and

false teeth."

Sausage casings? Doesn't sound like India. :)

6) It has the second-highest gross domestic product per capita in the world.

Then it can't be Kiribati.

7) It has more registered companies than citizens.

Definitely not Cuba.

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Which country is it?

The answer - tomorrow.

Unless you're gonna google the hell out of it...:)

This frog likes some trees, but not the forest: The European tree frog (Hyla arborea) - WWF maxicard from Liechtenstein

Frogs, in general, are very sensible to pollution - birth defects will soon appear, with extra legs and various other deformities. They are a "barometer" of their environment. We should pay more attention at how we are destroying our planet, day after day.

We all should make more efforts to stop that destruction.

Or else.

"The European tree frog (Hyla arborea) is a small frog that can grow to a maximum length of 4.5 cm.

They are the only members of the widespread tree frog family (Hylidae)indigenous to Mainland Europe. Characteristic are the discs on the frog's toes which it uses to climb trees and hedges. There are three or four species and many subspecies:

• Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) (common or European tree frog)
• Hyla meridionalis Boettger, 1874 (Mediterranean tree frog or stripeless tree frog)
• Hyla intermedia Boulenger, 1882 (Italian tree frog) (not always considered a species)
• Hyla sarda (De Betta, 1853) (Sardinian tree frog)

The European tree frogs actually don't live in forests, but rather prefer sunny forest edges, bushy heaths, wet dune pans, wet scrubland and extensively used meadows and parks with ponds rich in submerged vegetation without fish nearby. These habitats are increasingly influenced by human activity. Hyla arborea, the common tree frog, is endangered in western Europe (nearly extinct in Belgium) while the more common Mediterranean tree frog lives in wet gardens, treegarths, vineyards, campings, and near pine trees."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyla_arborea

Maximum card/ maxi card/ maxicard/ dorincard from Liechtenstein

Rural scene. Is there any needle in that haystack? :)

Postmarked in 1955, in Vaduz.