Liechtenstein, small country in central Europe. Liechtenstein is one of the smallest independent nations in the world, with a total area of only 160 sq km (62 sq mi). The capital of Liechtenstein is Vaduz.

Roughly triangular in shape, Liechtenstein is a picturesque country that occupies a part of the Rhine River Valley in the Alps. The tiny landlocked nation is nestled between Austria on the north and east and Switzerland on the west and south. Its entire western border with Switzerland is formed by the Rhine. The river valley is narrow in the mountainous south, but it widens to form fertile lowlands in the north.