Liechtenstein
Europe ยท Capital: Vaduz
How it is run: Liechtenstein is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Liechtenstein is home to 41,024 people in Western Europe, where people speak German.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
41,024 people
That is about 5 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
160 kmยฒ
Smaller than most big cities โ you could cross it in an afternoon.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 256 people per square kilometre โ busy towns with countryside in between.
๐ Size in its region
45th most people in Europe
46th largest by land in Europe.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
German
๐ฐ Money
Swiss franc (Fr)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
84.2 years on average
One of the healthier countries โ good hospitals and clean water make a big difference.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$220,167
A high-income country: most families can afford cars, travel and new technology.
๐ข Living in cities
14.6% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
๐ Kids under 15
14.2% of the population
An older country โ there are more grandparents than schoolchildren.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+423
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.li
๐ง People here are called
Liechtensteiner
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Liechtenstein
Also written: Principality of Liechtenstein, Fรผrstentum Liechtenstein.
๐ Coast or inland
Landlocked โ no coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Western European and Others Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Liechtenstein is landlocked โ it has no coastline, so anything arriving by sea must cross a neighbour's border first.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Liechtenstein
French
Liechtenstein
Arabic
ููุฎุชูุดุชุงูู
Chinese
ๅๆฏๆฆๅฃซ็ป
Japanese
ใชใใใณใทใฅใฟใคใณ
Russian
ะะธั ัะตะฝััะตะนะฝ
Portuguese
Liechtenstein
German
Liechtenstein
Put it in perspective ๐
- Russia โ the most populated country in Europe โ has about 3498.3ร as many people as Liechtenstein.
- All of Liechtenstein would fit inside one large national park in many other countries.
- If everyone in Liechtenstein lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 21 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Liechtenstein is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Principality of Liechtenstein
๐๏ธ Capital
Vaduz
๐ Region
Europe ยท Western Europe
๐ค Country code
LI
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Liechtenstein ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
47.3ยฐ N, 9.5ยฐ E
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+1 โ when it is noon in London it is about 13:00 in Vaduz.
- The capital of Liechtenstein is Vaduz โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Liechtenstein is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Liechtenstein is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly โ the same as every other member, big or small.
- Liechtenstein sits in Western Europe, in the northern and eastern half of the globe.
- Liechtenstein sits in the temperate zone, the belt where most of the world's farms and big cities are.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Liechtenstein has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Being landlocked means paying neighbours to move goods to the sea. What deal would you offer a neighbour if you led Liechtenstein?
- If Liechtenstein spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Liechtenstein?
Vaduz
Which money do people spend in Liechtenstein?
Swiss franc (Fr)
How many countries share a land border with Liechtenstein?
2 โ Austria, Switzerland.
Roughly how many people live in Liechtenstein?
41,024 people
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
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Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
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News & current policy ๐ฐ
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