with an area of just 160km² Liechtenstein is the fourth-smallest country in Europe and the sixth-smallest country in the world
Liechtenstein has a population of around 37’000 people living in eleven communities – 6’000 of them live in the capital, Vaduz
the Principality has no coastline, no airport and no harbour
Liechtenstein does not have a currency of its own and has used the Swiss Franc as its official currency since 1924
since 1990 Liechtenstein is a member of the United Nations
the national language is German
Liechtenstein has not had an army since 1868
more than 15’000 citizens in Liechtenstein are members of a sports club
around half of Liechtenstein’s territory is mountainous
Liechtenstein is the only country with 100% of its area in the alpine region
per capita twice as many people in Liechtenstein attend music lessons as in Switzerland and five times more than in Germany
there are a total of 1’000’000 clinker bricks around the government district in the capital Vaduz. If laid out end-to-end they would measure 250 kilometres, three times the length of Liechtenstein’s border
the Museum of Fine Arts in Vaduz was given to Liechtenstein by private sponsors as a present for the new millennium
Liechtenstein has won – so far – nine Olympic medals
the highest mountain in Liechtenstein is the Grauspitz at 2’599 metres above sea level
