Liechtenstein

Waiting for the first voice

تا مرد سخن نگفته باشد / عیب و هنرش نهفته باشد
Until a man has spoken, his faults and his gifts both stay hidden.

Saadi, Gulistan, chapter I, story 3

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Liechtenstein is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, surrounded entirely by other landlocked countries. (source)

of people are 65 or older: 21.4%
people aged 65 or older: 8.8K
will be 65 or older in 2050: 29.9%
of people 65+ live alone: 29%; women 37.7%, men 19.3%
of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like: 4%

Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; UN, 2021; UN, 2015 census

4 languages, 3 of them endangered

Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.

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