Liechtenstein
Principality of Liechtenstein · Western Europe
Liechtenstein is a country in Western Europe, with Vaduz as its capital, home to about 41,024 people. Liechtenstein shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Vaduz |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Europe |
| Currency | Swiss franc (CHF Fr) |
| Calling code | +423 |
| ISO codes | LI / LIE / 438 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇱🇮 |
| Population | 41,024 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 160 km² |
| Languages | German |
| Internet domain | .li |
| Demonym | Liechtensteiner |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Liechtenstein mean?
Liechtenstein's blue and red bands stand for the sky and for the 'evening fires' lit inside houses across the principality, and the flag has been in use since 1852 and written into the constitution since 1921. The gold crown in the canton was added for a very practical reason: at the 1936 Summer Olympics the country discovered that its flag was identical to the civil flag of Haiti, so a crown was added the following year to tell them apart. A version with a modified crown was adopted on 30 June 1982.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Liechtenstein
About Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein, officially Principality of Liechtenstein, is a United Nations member state in Western Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Vaduz. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Swiss franc (Fr), using the code CHF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Liechtenstein for Vaduz’s own facts and history.
To call Liechtenstein from abroad, dial the country code +423. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes LI (alpha-2) and LIE (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 41,024.
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How Liechtenstein compares
- Area: 160 km², ranking 189 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 41,024, ranking 187 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 256 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Swiss franc (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Liechtenstein
17 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.