Liechtenstein is very small: it’s about 160 square kilometers (around 62 square miles), making it Europe’s fourth‑smallest country and one of the smallest in the world.

Quick Scoop on Size

  • Total area: about 160 km².
  • In miles: roughly 62 square miles.
  • Shape: about 26 km long north to south and generally under 6.5 km wide, so you can drive across it pretty quickly.
  • Ranking: commonly listed as the 4th smallest country in Europe and around the 6th smallest globally.
  • Comparison: roughly 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC in the United States.

If you imagine a small city and then give it mountains, a river valley, and its own prince, you’re close to the feel of Liechtenstein’s size.

A Bit More Context

  • It is doubly landlocked , surrounded by two other landlocked countries: Switzerland and Austria.
  • Inside those 160 km² you get Alpine mountains in the east and the Rhine River valley in the west.

TL;DR: Liechtenstein is tiny—160 km²—more like a compact mountain region than a typical country in terms of size.

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