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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)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · 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 2026.11.03: 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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 1 (list of 2026.10.23).

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

since 1989.11.13

Head of Government

Brigitte Haas

since 2025.04.10 Union patriotique

Parliament

Landtag

25 seats

Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Fatherland Union Progressive Citizens' Party Progressive Citizens' Party Progressive Citizens' Party Progressive Citizens' Party Progressive Citizens' Party Progressive Citizens' Party Progressive Citizens' Party Democrats for Liechtenstein Democrats for Liechtenstein Democrats for Liechtenstein Democrats for Liechtenstein Democrats for Liechtenstein Democrats for Liechtenstein Free List Free List

Chair Albert Frick

Inception 1818

  • Fatherland Union VU 10
  • Progressive Citizens' Party FBP 7
  • Democrats for Liechtenstein DpL 6
  • Free List FL 2

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

9 G$

2024 ↑ +8.1 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

220,167 $

2024 ↑ +6.5 % vs 2023

Life expectancy

84.2 yrs

2024 ↓ -0.5 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI · RSF 2026

Freedoms (Freedom House)

90/100

Free 2026

Press freedom (RSF)

83/100

#132026

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

4 Md$

Imports

3 Md$

Balance

1 Md$

Top exports

  • Machines + équipements

Top imports

  • Machines

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 78%
  • GBR 83%
  • FRA 91%
  • DEU 91%
  • RUS 17%
  • CHN 26%

Abstention: 13%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.938/1

#172023

Refugees hosted

987

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Oben am jungen Rhein

Composer · Henry Carey

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 5,666 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.02: 486, or ×0.6.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.05 · 2026.11.02 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • 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 2026-11-04
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
  • UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)