10 Surprising Facts About Liechtenstein
10 facts about Liechtenstein
01. The tiny European nation of Liechtenstein is about eight times smaller than Los Angeles. It is tucked away between Switzerland and Austria.
It is the fourth-smallest nation in Europe by area, behind Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino. Its area is roughly 62 square miles.
German is Liechtenstein's official language.
02. Only 6,000 people live in its largest city.
The capital, Vaduz, is only approximately 11 miles from Schaan and has even fewer people than Schaan, with a population of about 5,400. Schaan is Liechtenstein's largest city.
03. Liechtenstein is the only nation on earth whose whole territory is located in the Alpine area.
The lowest point in Liechtenstein is more than 1,400 above sea level.
04. It is the second-least visited country in all of Europe.
Only 85,000 people visited Liechtenstein in 2018, according to the World Tourism Organization.
It was the least visited nation in Europe up until it was "overtaken" by San Marino, according to Insider's Ben Mack.
05. Liechtenstein has the second-highest per capita GDP in the world, at $165,028.
The only country with a higher GDP per capita than it is Monaco, an opulently wealthy city-state on the French Riviera where an estimated one-third of the population is a millionaire. Monaco's GDP is $166,726 per person.
Other significant businesses in Liechtenstein include electronics, metal fabrication, dental items, optical equipment, and medicines. Liechtenstein also has a thriving financial services industry.
06. Liechtenstein has essentially no national debt.
According to Liechtenstein's Foundation for Public Policy and Constitutional Law, the nation has a 0.5% debt to GDP ratio with overall surpluses in both the national and local budgets.
07. Since 1868, Liechtenstein hasn't had an army.
However, it is occasionally invaded unintentionally by the Swiss army, which does training drills in the forests close to the Liechtenstein border.
08. More than half of the workforce in Liechtenstein commutes daily from neighboring nations.
According to Liechtenstein's Foundation for Public Policy and Constitutional Law, 54% of the country's workers commuted from nations including Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 2016.
09. Only 406 persons, including those on maternity leave, were unemployed in Liechtenstein in 2016.
The Liechtenstein Office of Statistics reports that the country's unemployment rate is 2.1%.
10. There is no airport in Liechtenstein.
Zurich, which is roughly an hour and a half's drive from the capital of Liechtenstein, has the closest airport.
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