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

Kroatien

name: Zagreb

geographic coordinates: 45 48 N, 16 00 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: the name seems to be related to "digging"; archeologists suggest that the original settlement was established beyond a water-filled hole or graba and that the name derives from this; za in Slavic means "beyond"; the overall meaning may be "beyond the trench (fault, channel, ditch)"

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

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

Kroatien

citizenship by birth: no

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

dual citizenship recognized: yes

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

Legal system

Liechtenstein

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

Kroatien

civil law system influenced by legal heritage of Austria-Hungary; note - Croatian law was fully harmonized with the European Community acquis as of the June 2010 completion of EU accession negotiations

Andorra

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

Suffrage

Liechtenstein

18 years of age; universal

Kroatien

18 years of age; universal

Andorra

18 years of age; universal

Area

Liechtenstein

total: 160 sq km

land: 160 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Kroatien

total: 56,594 sq km

land: 55,974 sq km

water: 620 sq km

Andorra

total: 468 sq km

land: 468 sq km

water: 0 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.)

Kroatien

agricultural land: 23.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 16% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1.5% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 6.2% (2018 est.)

forest: 34.4% (2018 est.)

other: 41.9% (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.)

Location

Liechtenstein

Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Kroatien

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia

Andorra

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

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)

Kroatien

0-14 years: 13.98% (male 300,575/female 282,165)

15-64 years: 63.39% (male 1,319,878/female 1,322,953)

65 years and over: 22.63% (2023 est.) (male 391,632/female 552,036)

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)

Birth rate

Liechtenstein

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

Kroatien

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

Andorra

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

Death rate

Liechtenstein

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

Kroatien

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

Andorra

8 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.

Kroatien

Croatian (official) 95.6%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svjetskih činjenica, nužan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Croatian)

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

Life expectancy at birth

Liechtenstein

total population: 82.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 80.5 years

female: 85.6 years

Kroatien

total population: 77.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.4 years

female: 80.8 years

Andorra

total population: 83.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 81.4 years

female: 86 years

Major urban areas - population

Liechtenstein

5,000 VADUZ (capital) (2018)

Kroatien

684,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2023)

Andorra

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

Median age

Liechtenstein

total: 44.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 42.3 years

female: 46 years

Kroatien

total: 44.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 42.9 years

female: 46.7 years

Andorra

total: 48.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 48.1 years

female: 48.1 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Liechtenstein

31.3 years (2017)

Kroatien

29 years (2020 est.)

Andorra

32.8 years (2019)

Net migration rate

Liechtenstein

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

Kroatien

-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Andorra

0 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

Kroatien

more of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populated

Andorra

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

Population growth rate

Liechtenstein

0.7% (2023 est.)

Kroatien

-0.47% (2023 est.)

Andorra

-0.11% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Liechtenstein

1.69 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Kroatien

1.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Andorra

1.46 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.)

Kroatien

urban population: 58.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.05% 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.)

Education expenditures

Liechtenstein

2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)

Kroatien

5.5% of GDP (2020 est.)

Andorra

2.9% of GDP (2021 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Liechtenstein

total: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 14 years (2020)

Kroatien

total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Liechtenstein

1.6% (of GDP) (2012 est.)

Kroatien

0.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Andorra

-6.9% (of GDP) (2016)

Industrial production growth rate

Liechtenstein

NA

Kroatien

9.11% (2021 est.)

Andorra

-3.9% (2020 est.) NA

Labor force

Liechtenstein

38,520 (2015 est.) (2012)

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

Kroatien

1.742 million (2021 est.)

Andorra

39,750 (2016)

Population below poverty line

Liechtenstein

NA

Kroatien

18.3% (2018 est.)

Unemployment rate

Liechtenstein

2.4% (2015)

2.4% (2014)

Kroatien

8.68% (2021 est.)

7.51% (2020 est.)

6.62% (2019 est.)

Andorra

3.7% (2016 est.)

4.1% (2015 est.)

Kroatien

104.89% of GDP (2020 est.)

87.08% of GDP (2019 est.)

89.45% of GDP (2018 est.)

Andorra

41% of GDP (2014 est.)

41.4% of GDP (2013 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Liechtenstein

-0.4% (2016 est.)

-0.2% (2013)

Kroatien

2.55% (2021 est.)

0.15% (2020 est.)

0.77% (2019 est.)

Andorra

-0.9% (2015 est.)

-0.1% (2014 est.)

Exports

Liechtenstein

$3.217 billion (2015 est.)

$3.774 billion (2014 est.)

note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland

Kroatien

$35.308 billion (2021 est.)

$24.007 billion (2020 est.)

$31.504 billion (2019 est.)

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

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.

Kroatien

Italy 13%, Germany 13%, Slovenia 10%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9%, Austria 6%, Serbia 5% (2019)

Andorra

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

Imports

Liechtenstein

$2.23 billion (2014 est.)

note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland

Kroatien

$36.331 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$27.954 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$31.793 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Andorra

$1.727 billion (2020 est.)

$2.032 billion (2019 est.)

Kroatien

Italy 14%, Germany 14%, Slovenia 11%, Hungary 7%, Austria 6% (2019)

Andorra

Spain 71%, France 17% (2019)

Kroatien

69 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Liechtenstein

total: 18,050 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (2020 est.)

Kroatien

total: 1,030,973 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2020 est.)

Andorra

total: 37,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Liechtenstein

total: 37,440 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 96% (2021 est.)

Kroatien

total: 3.321 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 81% (2021 est.)

Andorra

total: 74,260 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 94% (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

Kroatien

total: 2,617 km (2020) 980 km electrified

Roadways

Liechtenstein

total: 630 km (2019)

Kroatien

total: 26,958 km (2015) (includes 1,416 km of expressways)

Andorra

total: 320 km (2019)

Telephones - fixed lines

Liechtenstein

total subscriptions: 11,712 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2021 est.)

Kroatien

total subscriptions: 1,268,941 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2021 est.)

Andorra

total subscriptions: 50,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 63 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Liechtenstein

total subscriptions: 49,264 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (2021 est.)

Kroatien

total subscriptions: 4,402,213 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 108 (2021 est.)

Andorra

total subscriptions: 89,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 110 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Liechtenstein

28 km (2010)

Kroatien

4,714 km (2022) Danube 2,859 km, Sava 562 km, Drava 505 km, Neretva 20 km, Bosut 151 km, Kupa 296 km, Mura 53 km, Korana 134 km, Lonja 134 km

Disputes - international

Liechtenstein

none

Kroatien

dispute remains with Bosnia and Herzegovina over several small sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinders ratification of the 1999 border agreement; since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Piranski Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; Croatia joined the Schengen Zone on 1 January 2023

Andorra

Andorra-France: none identified

Andorra-Spain: none identified