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The location of Liechtenstein An enlargeable map of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein is a tiny, doubly landlocked alpine country located in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to its west and by Austria to its east. [1]
Liechtenstein (/ ˈ l ɪ k t ən s t aɪ n / ⓘ, LIK-tən-styne; [13] German: [ˈlɪçtn̩ʃtaɪn] ⓘ), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein, [ˈfʏʁstn̩tuːm ˈlɪçtn̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n] ⓘ), [14] is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in the Central European Alps, between Austria in the east and north and Switzerland in the west and south ...
A landlocked country is a country that has no territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie solely on endorheic basins.Currently, there are 44 landlocked countries, two of them doubly landlocked (Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan), and three landlocked de facto states in the world.
The principality of Liechtenstein encompasses most of the eastern half of the Rhine Valley, wedged between Austria and Switzerland. The majority of the country's population is found in the western half along the Rhine River. [1] Along with Uzbekistan, Liechtenstein is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
Satellite image of Europe by night 1916 physical map of Europe ... peninsulas and nearby islands. ... , Liechtenstein (which is doubly landlocked), Luxembourg ...
Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein has no airport, but has a heliport in the southern town of Balzers. [5] [6] The nearest airports are St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland and Friedrichshafen Airport in Germany, which have few scheduled flights.
Liechtenstein: 160: Smallest doubly landlocked country of the world. Replot: 159.33: Island part of Finland. Wirral: 159: Metropolitan borough of England. Miyako-jima: 158.87: Largest island of the Miyako Islands, part of Japan. Hoved Island: 158: Island part of the Arctic Archipelago. South Tweedsmuir Island: 158: Island part of the Arctic ...
Map of the European microstates Monaco A European microstate or European ministate is a very small sovereign state in Europe . In modern usage, it typically refers to the six smallest states in Europe by area : Andorra , Liechtenstein , Malta , Monaco , San Marino , and Vatican City (the Holy See ). [ 1 ]