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Liechtenstein

Also Known As Principality of Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked microstate in the Central European Alps, located between Austria to the east and Switzerland to the west, with an area of about 160 square kilometers. It became a fully sovereign state in 1806. Its capital is Vaduz.

Facts
Capital
Vaduz 1
Population
41,237 1
2025 estimate, from Liechtenstein's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
160.5 1
Independence or Founding Year
1806 1
Liechtenstein was never a colony. The principality formed by the 1719 union of Vaduz and Schellenberg; it became a fully sovereign state in 1806 when it joined the Confederation of the Rhine, no longer subject to the Holy Roman Empire, and its final tie to the German Confederation ended in 1866.
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Vaduz, Cities
Source Vaduz (Wikipedia)
Western Europe, Regions
Source Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)

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Vaduz, Cities
Source Vaduz (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Europe, Continents
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1. Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
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officially the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a doubly landlocked country in the Central European Alps
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1. Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
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Vaduz
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1. Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)
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160.50 km2
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1. Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, 2025 estimate
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41,237
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1. Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)
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Separation from German Confederation 23 August 1866
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Vaduz (Wikipedia)
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Liechtenstein
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Vaduz (Wikipedia)
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Vaduz is the capital and seat of parliament for Liechtenstein
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