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Liechtenstein
47.3N 9.5E · 22 EVENTS · 8 DOMAINS
CHARLES VI RAISES VADUZ AND SCHELLENBERG TO THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN · 23 JANUARY 1719
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1949 – present · A Wealthy Microstate: Finance, the ICJ Case and the Modern Constitution
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18 Sep 1990 · Admission to the United Nations 3 REFS
1995 · Accession to the European Economic Area 3 REFS
1918 – 1949 · The Turn to Switzerland, Neutrality and the Beneš Decrees
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1923–1924 · Customs union with Switzerland and the Swiss franc 3 REFS
1945 · Confiscation under the Beneš decrees 3 REFS
1806 – 1918 · From the Empire to Sovereignty
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1806 · Sovereignty through the Confederation of the Rhine 2 REFS
1868 · Abolition of the army and neutrality 2 REFS
1699 – 1806 · Bought and Founded: The Imperial Principality of 1719
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1699 · Purchase of the lordship of Schellenberg 3 REFS
23 Jan 1719 · Foundation of the Principality of Liechtenstein 5 REFS
c. 1342 – 1699 · The Lordships of the Rhine and the Distant House of Liechtenstein
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c. 1342 · The county of Vaduz takes shape 2 REFS
1608 · The House of Liechtenstein raised to princely rank 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Vaduz
- Population
- 38,000
- Area
- 160 km²
- Region
- Western Europe
- Languages
- German
- Currency
- Swiss franc (Fr)
- Demonym
- Liechtensteiner
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$8.9 B’24 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$220,167’24 WB-WDI
GDP growth
-1.2%’09 WB-WDI
Society
Population
41,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
84.2 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
14.6%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
80.1’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
92.9’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
84.3’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
79.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
86.7’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
83.4’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
5.7%’23 WB-WHO
Safe drinking water
100.0%’24 WB-WHO
Education
Education spending
2.6%’11 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
102.1%’21 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
118.7%’21 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
46.0%’21 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
6.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
18,130’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
98.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
129’24 WB-ITU
Geography
Land area
160 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
41.9%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
32.3%’23 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
56.9%’22 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
0.0%’20 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’20 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’20 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2024 observation published ($8.9 B), superseding 2023 ($8.2 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2024 observation published ($220,167), superseding 2023 ($206,781) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2023 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (41,000), superseding 2024 (40,000) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (14.6%), superseding 2024 (14.7%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14