Liechtenstein Geography

Liechtenstein is a small principality, which is located in Western Europe. The country is boarded on Switzerland in the west and on Austria in the east. The entire western border of Liechtenstein is formed by the river Rhine. It is considered to be the only one alpine country, which lies entirely within the Alps. The inland country remains bounded entirely by lands from all the sides. It is interesting that Liechtenstein is German-speaking country, but it doesn’t have the boundary with Germany itself. It is the smallest German speaking nation and the sixth smallest independent nation in the world.

The territory of Liechtenstein is divided into 11 principalities. These municipalities are individually called Gemeinden, they are all single towns. Five municipalities come under the electoral of the Unterland district and the rest comes under the Oberland district. The climate of Liechtenstein is rather mild. In winter the country is very attractive for winter sports. That’s why Liechtenstein is one of the fascinating winter sport resorts. As for the summers, they are cool and sometimes cloudy.