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

Liberia

name: Monrovia

geographic coordinates: 6 18 N, 10 48 W

time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: named after James MONROE (1758-1831), the fifth president of the United States and supporter of the colonization of Liberia by freed slaves; one of two national capitals named for a US president, the other is Washington, D.C.

Kenia

name: Nairobi

geographic coordinates: 1 17 S, 36 49 E

time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name derives from the Maasai expression meaning "cool waters" and refers to a cold water stream that flowed through the area in the late 19th century

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

Liberia

citizenship by birth: no

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

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 2 years

Kenia

citizenship by birth: no

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

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 out of the previous 7 years

Legal system

Liechtenstein

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

Liberia

mixed legal system of common law, based on Anglo-American law, and customary law

Kenia

mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in the new Supreme Court established by the new constitution

Suffrage

Liechtenstein

18 years of age; universal

Liberia

18 years of age; universal

Kenia

18 years of age; universal

Area

Liechtenstein

total: 160 sq km

land: 160 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Liberia

total: 111,369 sq km

land: 96,320 sq km

water: 15,049 sq km

Kenia

total: 580,367 sq km

land: 569,140 sq km

water: 11,227 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.)

Liberia

agricultural land: 28.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 5.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 20.8% (2018 est.)

forest: 44.6% (2018 est.)

other: 27.3% (2018 est.)

Kenia

agricultural land: 48.1% (2018 est.)

arable land: 9.8% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 37.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 6.1% (2018 est.)

other: 45.8% (2018 est.)

Location

Liechtenstein

Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Liberia

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone

Kenia

Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania

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)

Liberia

0-14 years: 42.69% (male 1,187,795/female 1,162,699)

15-64 years: 54.5% (male 1,486,582/female 1,514,163)

65 years and over: 2.82% (2023 est.) (male 75,258/female 79,783)

Kenia

0-14 years: 36.45% (male 10,447,425/female 10,349,611)

15-64 years: 60.26% (male 17,196,347/female 17,185,035)

65 years and over: 3.28% (2023 est.) (male 855,757/female 1,017,829)

Birth rate

Liechtenstein

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

Liberia

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

Kenia

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

Death rate

Liechtenstein

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

Liberia

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

Kenia

5 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.

Liberia

English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence

Kenia

English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages

major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)

The World Factbook, Chanzo cha Lazima Kuhusu Habari ya Msingi. (Kiswahili)

Life expectancy at birth

Liechtenstein

total population: 82.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 80.5 years

female: 85.6 years

Liberia

total population: 61.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 59.7 years

female: 63 years

Kenia

total population: 70 years (2023 est.)

male: 68.3 years

female: 71.8 years

Major urban areas - population

Liechtenstein

5,000 VADUZ (capital) (2018)

Liberia

1.678 million MONROVIA (capital) (2023)

Kenia

5.325 million NAIROBI (capital), 1.440 million Mombassa (2023)

Median age

Liechtenstein

total: 44.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 42.3 years

female: 46 years

Liberia

total: 19.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 19.6 years

female: 19.9 years

Kenia

total: 20.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 20.8 years

female: 21 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Liechtenstein

31.3 years (2017)

Liberia

19.1 years (2019/20 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Kenia

20.3 years (2014 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Net migration rate

Liechtenstein

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

Liberia

-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Kenia

-0.2 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

Liberia

more than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one-third living within an 80-km radius of Monrovia as shown in this population distribution map

Kenia

population heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast as shown in this population distribution map

Population growth rate

Liechtenstein

0.7% (2023 est.)

Liberia

2.37% (2023 est.)

Kenia

2.09% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Liechtenstein

1.69 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Liberia

4.03 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Kenia

3.23 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.)

Liberia

urban population: 53.6% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 3.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Kenia

urban population: 29.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 4.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Liechtenstein

2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)

Liberia

2.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Kenia

4.8% of GDP (2021 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Liechtenstein

total: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 14 years (2020)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Liechtenstein

1.6% (of GDP) (2012 est.)

Liberia

-4.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Kenia

-6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Liechtenstein

NA

Liberia

16.25% (2021 est.)

Kenia

7.17% (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

Liberia

2.289 million (2021 est.)

Kenia

23.915 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Liechtenstein

NA

Liberia

50.9% (2016 est.)

Kenia

36.1% (2015 est.)

Unemployment rate

Liechtenstein

2.4% (2015)

2.4% (2014)

Liberia

4.09% (2021 est.)

3.98% (2020 est.)

3.02% (2019 est.)

Kenia

5.74% (2021 est.)

5.73% (2020 est.)

5.01% (2019 est.)

Liberia

34.4% of GDP (2017 est.)

28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

Kenia

54.2% of GDP (2017 est.)

53.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Liechtenstein

-0.4% (2016 est.)

-0.2% (2013)

Liberia

23.56% (2018 est.)

12.42% (2017 est.)

Kenia

6.11% (2021 est.)

5.4% (2020 est.)

5.24% (2019 est.)

Exports

Liechtenstein

$3.217 billion (2015 est.)

$3.774 billion (2014 est.)

note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland

Liberia

$554.013 million (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$527.345 million (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$429.592 million (2017 est.)

Kenia

$11.825 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$9.709 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$11.471 billion (2019 est.)

Liberia

Guyana 32%, Poland 10%, Switzerland 8%, Japan 7%, China 5% (2019)

Kenia

Uganda 14%, Pakistan 8%, Netherlands 8%, United States 8%, United Kingdom 7% (2020)

Imports

Liechtenstein

$2.23 billion (2014 est.)

note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland

Liberia

$1.244 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.245 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.232 billion (2017 est.)

Kenia

$21.853 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$17.717 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$20.408 billion (2019 est.)

Liberia

China 41%, Japan 21%, South Korea 18% (2019)

Kenia

China 27%, India 11%, United Arab Emirates 7%, Japan 4%, Saudi Arabia 3% (2020)

Liberia

29 (2021)

Kenia

197 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Liechtenstein

total: 18,050 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 47 (2020 est.)

Liberia

total: 13,000 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.3 (2020 est.)

Kenia

total: 674,191 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Liechtenstein

total: 37,440 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 96% (2021 est.)

Liberia

total: 1.768 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 34% (2021 est.)

Kenia

total: 15.37 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 29% (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

Liberia

total: 429 km (2008)

standard gauge: 345 km (2008) 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge: 84 km (2008) 1.067-m gauge

note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt

Kenia

total: 3,819 km (2018)

standard gauge: 485 km (2018) 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge: 3,334 km (2018) 1.000-m gauge

Roadways

Liechtenstein

total: 630 km (2019)

Liberia

total: 10,600 km (2018)

paved: 657 km (2018)

unpaved: 9,943 km (2018)

Kenia

total: 161,452 km (2018)

paved: 14,420 km (2017) (8,500 km highways, 1,872 urban roads, and 4,048 rural roads)

unpaved: 147,032 km (2017)

Telephones - fixed lines

Liechtenstein

total subscriptions: 11,712 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30 (2021 est.)

Liberia

total subscriptions: 6,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1

Kenia

total subscriptions: 61,096 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1

Telephones - mobile cellular

Liechtenstein

total subscriptions: 49,264 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 126 (2021 est.)

Liberia

total subscriptions: 1.7 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 32 (2021 est.)

Kenia

total subscriptions: 65,085,720 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 123 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Liechtenstein

28 km (2010)

Kenia

(2011) none specifically; the only significant inland waterway is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania

Disputes - international

Liechtenstein

none

Liberia

Liberia-Guinea: none identified

Liberia-Sierra Leone: none identified

Kenia

Kenya-Ethiopia: their border was demarcated in the 1950s and approved in 1970; in 2012, Kenya and Ethiopia agreed to redemarcate their boundary following disputes over beacons and cross-border crime

Kenya-Somalia: Kenya works hard to prevent the clan and militia fighting in Somalia from spreading across the border, which has long been open to nomadic pastoralists; in 2021, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave Somalia control over a disputed ocean area where the seabeds are believed to hold vasts oil and gas deposits; the ICJ ruling gave Somalia the rights to several offshore oil exploration blocks previously claimed by Kenya; Kenya did not recognize the court’s decision

Kenya-South Sudan: two thirds of the boundary that separates Kenya and South Sudan's sovereignty known as the Ilemi Triangle has been unclear since British colonial times; Kenya has administered the area since colonial times; officials from Kenya and South Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding on boundary delimitation and demarcation and agreed to set up a joint committee; as of July 2019, the demarcation process was to begin in 90 days, but was delayed due to a lack of funding

Kenya-Sudan: Kenya served as an important mediator in brokering Sudan's north-south separation in February 2005

Kenya-Tanzania: Kenya and Tanzania were conducting a joint reaffirmation process in November 2021 to ensure the border was visibly marked with pillars

Kenya-Uganda: Kenya and Uganda began a joint demarcation of the boundary in 2021