Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (officially Principality of Liechtenstein) is a country in Western Europe, with its capital at Vaduz, and is home to roughly 40.5K people.
German is the official language; the currency in circulation is Swiss franc (Fr); people from here are called Liechtensteiner.
- »It is one of only two doubly landlocked countries. You must cross two borders to reach the sea.
- »It has no airport, and more registered companies than residents.
Liechtenstein touches two neighbours: Austria to the east and Switzerland to the west. Directions run from one centre to the other.
Vaduz has no airport and no railway station of its own, and is one of the few capitals without either.
160 km² (62 sq mi), 192nd largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of the Marshall Islands.
Population 40,450, 191st of 198 on file. That averages 253 per km² (655 per sq mi).
The gold crown was added in 1937 after the Berlin Olympics, when Liechtenstein discovered its flag was identical to Haiti's.