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Liechtenstein

Also Known As Principality of Liechtenstein
Western Europe

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Vaduz 2
Population
41,237 2
2025 estimate, from Liechtenstein's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
160.5 2
Independence or Founding Year
1806 2
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.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Liechtenstein

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Vaduz, Cities
Source Vaduz (Wikipedia)
Source Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Vaduz, Cities
Source Vaduz (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Liechtenstein (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    officially the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a doubly landlocked country in the Central European Alps
  • Infobox, capital
    Vaduz
  • Infobox, area
    160.50 km2
  • Infobox, 2025 estimate
    41,237
  • Infobox, independence
    Separation from German Confederation 23 August 1866
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Vaduz (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Vaduz, Infobox, Country
    Liechtenstein
  • Has Capital: Vaduz, Lead section
    Vaduz is the capital and seat of parliament for Liechtenstein
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