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Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a doubly landlocked country in the Central European Alps. A microstate, it is located between Austria to the east and north-east and Switzerland to the north-west, west and south.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.6
- Economy 5.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 0 people and 1 entity linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Iraq.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 23 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Vaduz
- Population
- 40,900 inh.
- Area
- 160 km²
- Currency
- CHF
- Regime
- constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Hans-Adam II de Liechtenstein
Head of Government
Brigitte Haas
Parliament
Landtag
25 seats
Chair Albert Frick
Inception 1818
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
9 G$
GDP / capita
220,167 $
Life expectancy
84.2 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI · RSF 2026
Freedoms (Freedom House)
90/100
Press freedom (RSF)
83/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
4 Md$
Imports
3 Md$
Balance
1 Md$
Top exports
- 48% Machines + équipements
Top imports
- 31% Machines
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
78%
-
GBR
83%
-
FRA
91%
-
DEU
91%
-
RUS
17%
-
CHN
26%
Abstention: 13%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-02-09
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.938/1
Refugees hosted
987
National anthem
Oben am jungen Rhein
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Schengen Area
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- EFTA
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,702 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,699, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)