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A tiny European country's only billionaire built his fortune on dental products - and now he's worth 50% of the entire nation's GDP

Katie Warren   

A tiny European country's only billionaire built his fortune on dental products - and now he's worth 50% of the entire nation's GDP
Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein's gross domestic product (GDP) is about $6.2 billion.

There are $4 in the world, according to Forbes. But in Liechtenstein, a tiny central European country of $4, there's just one: Christoph Zeller.

Zeller's is worth an estimated $4 according to Forbes, a fortune derived from dental products. $4 of Ivoclar Vivadent AG, a Liechtenstein-based dental products company that brought in $4.

Liechtenstein's $4, meaning the nation's only billionaire is worth half of his entire country's GDP.

Ivoclar Vivadent

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Ivoclar Vivadent was founded in 1923, focusing on the production of artificial teeth.

Ivoclar Vivadent was $4, and today it employs $4 in offices in 25 countries and production facilities in Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, the US, and the Philippines.

Zeller's grandfather, Dr. Adolph Schneider, $4 and Zeller served as CEO from 1990 to 2003, according to Forbes. Little is known about Zeller's personal life except that $4, which is the capital of Liechtenstein but is $4

Liechtenstein is a tiny country of about 62 square miles - more than eight times $4 Despite its diminutive size, Liechtenstein has a thriving economy and the $4 - $165,028 - after $4. It's one of a handful of countries that $4 Its $4, the financial industry, and the services industry.

And it's not alone in having only one billionaire. At least $4, are home to just one individual with a net worth of at least $1 billion. Most of $4, China, Germany, Russia, and the UK.

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