Flag of Liechtenstein

🎨 What the flag means

Liechtenstein's flag has a blue stripe on top, a red stripe below and a gold crown in the top corner. People say the blue stands for the sky and the red for the evening fires glowing in people's homes. The crown was added in 1937, after the country found out at the 1936 Olympics that its flag looked exactly like Haiti's. The crown shows Liechtenstein is ruled by a prince.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

38 thousand (2019)

🏙️ Capital

Vaduz5.7 thousand people (2019)

🗣️ Main language

German

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Liechtenstein is doubly landlocked: it has no coast, and neither do its neighbours, Switzerland and Austria.
2. Vaduz Castle sits on a hill above the capital and is the home of the Prince of Liechtenstein.
3. Liechtenstein is a mountainous Alpine country, and most of its Olympic medals have been won in alpine skiing.