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Liechtenstein
Principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is a country in Western Europe. About 38 000 people live there, in an area of 160 square kilometres. Its capital city is Vaduz.
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Where is Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein lies in Western Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 5 262 km from the equator.
Liechtenstein is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 2 countries: Austria and Switzerland.
How big is Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein covers 160 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 16 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 189th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 236.9 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Liechtenstein?
About 38 000 people live in Liechtenstein.
That is the 189th biggest population in the world.
People here speak German.
They pay with the Swiss franc (Fr).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 79 years.
The land of Liechtenstein
Because it is landlocked, anything that comes by ship has to cross one of its 2 neighbours to get here.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Liechtenstein different?
Websites from here often end in .li.
Liechtenstein and the rest of the world
Fewer than one person in every thousand on Earth lives in Liechtenstein.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Europe the country ranks 42nd of 45 by size, and 43rd by population.
Liechtenstein and its neighbours
Austria, its largest neighbour, is about 524.2 times bigger.
Austria has more people: 8.8 million against 38 000.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Vorder Grauspitz, at 2 599 metres. The longest river in the country is the Rhine.
Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Liechtenstein compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 58 579 times as big as Liechtenstein: 9 372 610 km² against 160 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 1 518 times as big as Liechtenstein: 242 900 km² against 160 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Liechtenstein?
The capital of Liechtenstein is Vaduz. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Liechtenstein?
About 38 000 people live in Liechtenstein, which makes it the 189th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein borders Austria and Switzerland — 2 neighbours in total.
How big is Liechtenstein?
Liechtenstein covers 160 square kilometres, making it the 189th largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 16 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Liechtenstein?
The highest mountain in Liechtenstein is Vorder Grauspitz, 2 599 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Liechtenstein?
The longest river in Liechtenstein is the Rhine. Of its 1 230 kilometres, about 27 run through the country.
Which continent is Liechtenstein in?
Liechtenstein is in Europe, in the part called Western Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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