Capital

Liechtenstein

name: Vaduz

geographic coordinates: 47 08 N, 9 31 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: may be a conflation from the Latin vallis (valley) and the High German diutisk (meaning "German") to produce Valdutsch ("German valley"), which over time simplified and came to refer specifically to Vaduz, the town

Andorra

name: Andorra la Vella

geographic coordinates: 42 30 N, 1 31 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: translates as "Andorra the Old" in Catalan

Litauen

name: Vilnius

geographic coordinates: 54 41 N, 25 19 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: named after the Vilnia River, which flows into the Neris River at Vilnius; the river name derives from the Lithuanian word "vilnis" meaning "a surge"

Citizenship

Liechtenstein

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Liechtenstein; in the case of a child born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Andorra

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: the mother must be an Andorran citizen or the father must have been born in Andorra and both parents maintain permanent residence in Andorra

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years

Litauen

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Lithuania

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Legal system

Liechtenstein

civil law system influenced by Swiss, Austrian, and German law

Andorra

mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon (religious) law

Litauen

civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the Constitutional Court

Suffrage

Liechtenstein

18 years of age; universal

Andorra

18 years of age; universal

Litauen

18 years of age; universal

Area

Liechtenstein

total: 160 sq km

land: 160 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Andorra

total: 468 sq km

land: 468 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Litauen

total: 65,300 sq km

land: 62,680 sq km

water: 2,620 sq km

Land use

Liechtenstein

agricultural land: 37.6% (2018 est.)

arable land: 18.8% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 18.8% (2018 est.)

forest: 43.1% (2018 est.)

other: 19.3% (2018 est.)

Andorra

agricultural land: 40% (2018 est.)

arable land: 1.7% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 38.3% (2018 est.)

forest: 34% (2018 est.)

other: 26% (2018 est.)

Litauen

agricultural land: 44.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 34.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 9.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 34.6% (2018 est.)

other: 20.6% (2018 est.)

Location

Liechtenstein

Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Andorra

Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain

Litauen

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus

Age structure

Liechtenstein

0-14 years: 15.27% (male 3,389/female 2,718)

15-64 years: 64.38% (male 12,800/female 12,947)

65 years and over: 20.35% (2023 est.) (male 3,738/female 4,401)

Andorra

0-14 years: 12.31% (male 5,426/female 5,096)

15-64 years: 68.17% (male 29,845/female 28,419)

65 years and over: 19.52% (2023 est.) (male 8,471/female 8,211)

Litauen

0-14 years: 15.3% (male 208,669/female 197,728)

15-64 years: 63.11% (male 821,319/female 854,763)

65 years and over: 21.59% (2023 est.) (male 197,217/female 376,059)

Birth rate

Liechtenstein

10.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Andorra

6.9 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Litauen

9.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Liechtenstein

8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Andorra

8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Litauen

15.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Liechtenstein

German 91.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.5%, Turkish 1.3%, Portuguese 1.1%, other 4.6% (2015 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Andorra

Catalan (official) 35.7%, Castilian 43.2%, Portuguese 17.1%, French 8.9%, English 1.8%, other 5% (2018 est.)

note: data represent mother tongue

Litauen

Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7% (2021 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Pasaulio enciklopedija – naudingas bendrosios informacijos šaltinis. (Lithuanian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Life expectancy at birth

Liechtenstein

total population: 82.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 80.5 years

female: 85.6 years

Andorra

total population: 83.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 81.4 years

female: 86 years

Litauen

total population: 76 years (2023 est.)

male: 70.6 years

female: 81.6 years

Major urban areas - population

Liechtenstein

5,000 VADUZ (capital) (2018)

Andorra

23,000 ANDORRA LA VELLA (capital) (2018)

Litauen

541,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2023)

Median age

Liechtenstein

total: 44.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 42.3 years

female: 46 years

Andorra

total: 48.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 48.1 years

female: 48.1 years

Litauen

total: 45 years (2023 est.)

male: 40.6 years

female: 49 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Liechtenstein

31.3 years (2017)

Andorra

32.8 years (2019)

Litauen

28.2 years (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

Liechtenstein

4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Andorra

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Litauen

-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Liechtenstein

most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River

Andorra

population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the seven urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)

Litauen

fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda

Population growth rate

Liechtenstein

0.7% (2023 est.)

Andorra

-0.11% (2023 est.)

Litauen

-1.04% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Liechtenstein

1.69 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Andorra

1.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Litauen

1.61 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Liechtenstein

urban population: 14.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Andorra

urban population: 87.8% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Litauen

urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Liechtenstein

2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)

Andorra

2.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

Litauen

4% of GDP (2019 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Liechtenstein

total: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 14 years (2020)

Litauen

total: 16 years

male: 16 years

female: 17 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Liechtenstein

1.6% (of GDP) (2012 est.)

Andorra

-6.9% (of GDP) (2016)

Litauen

0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Liechtenstein

NA

Andorra

-3.9% (2020 est.) NA

Litauen

8.58% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Liechtenstein

38,520 (2015 est.) (2012)

note: 51% of the labor force in Liechtenstein commute daily from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany

Andorra

39,750 (2016)

Litauen

1.476 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Liechtenstein

NA

Litauen

20.6% (2018 est.)

Unemployment rate

Liechtenstein

2.4% (2015)

2.4% (2014)

Andorra

3.7% (2016 est.)

4.1% (2015 est.)

Litauen

7.9% (2021 est.)

8.49% (2020 est.)

6.26% (2019 est.)

Andorra

41% of GDP (2014 est.)

41.4% of GDP (2013 est.)

Litauen

53.28% of GDP (2020 est.)

42.66% of GDP (2019 est.)

39% of GDP (2018 est.)

note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Liechtenstein

-0.4% (2016 est.)

-0.2% (2013)

Andorra

-0.9% (2015 est.)

-0.1% (2014 est.)

Litauen

4.68% (2021 est.)

1.2% (2020 est.)

2.33% (2019 est.)

Exports

Liechtenstein

$3.217 billion (2015 est.)

$3.774 billion (2014 est.)

note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland

Andorra

$1.842 billion (2020 est.)

$2.335 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.

Litauen

$53.397 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$41.721 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$42.323 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Andorra

Spain 40%, France 19%, United States 11%, Mauritania 5% (2019)

Litauen

Russia 10%, Latvia 9%, Germany 8%, Poland 7%, United States 6% (2021)

Imports

Liechtenstein

$2.23 billion (2014 est.)

note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland

Andorra

$1.727 billion (2020 est.)

$2.032 billion (2019 est.)

Litauen

$50.377 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$36.414 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$39.419 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Andorra

Spain 71%, France 17% (2019)

Litauen

Poland 12%, Germany 12%, Russia 11%, Latvia 8%, Netherlands 5% (2021)

Litauen

61 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Liechtenstein

total: 18,050 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (2020 est.)

Andorra

total: 37,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (2020 est.)

Litauen

total: 796,814 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 29 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Liechtenstein

total: 37,440 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 96% (2021 est.)

Andorra

total: 74,260 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 94% (2021 est.)

Litauen

total: 2.436 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 87% (2021 est.)

Railways

Liechtenstein

total: 9 km (2018)

standard gauge: 9 km (2018) 1.435-m gauge (electrified)

note: belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria and Switzerland

Litauen

total: 1,911 km (2020) 152 km electrified

Roadways

Liechtenstein

total: 630 km (2019)

Andorra

total: 320 km (2019)

Litauen

total: 84,166 km (2012)

paved: 72,297 km (2012) (includes 312 km of expressways)

unpaved: 11,869 km (2012)

Telephones - fixed lines

Liechtenstein

total subscriptions: 11,712 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2021 est.)

Andorra

total subscriptions: 50,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 63 (2021 est.)

Litauen

total subscriptions: 290,711 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Liechtenstein

total subscriptions: 49,264 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (2021 est.)

Andorra

total subscriptions: 89,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 110 (2021 est.)

Litauen

total subscriptions: 3,726,653 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 134 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Liechtenstein

28 km (2010)

Litauen

441 km (2007) (navigable year-round)

Disputes - international

Liechtenstein

none

Andorra

Andorra-France: none identified

Andorra-Spain: none identified

Litauen

Lithuania-Belarus: as of January 2007, ground demarcation of the boundary with Belarus was complete and mapped with final ratification documents in preparation

Lithuania-Lativa: boundary demarcated with Latvia was completed in 1998

Lithuania-Russia: Lithuania and Russia committed to demarcating their boundary in 2006 in accordance with the land and maritime treaty ratified by Russia in May 2003 and by Lithuania in 1999; Lithuania operates a simplified transit regime for Russian nationals traveling from the Kaliningrad coastal exclave into Russia, while still conforming, as a EU member state having an external border with a non-EU member, to strict Schengen border rules; in January 2018, demarcation of the Lithuania-Russia border was completed