The Resume

(January 23, 1719- )
Located in Central Europe between Austria and Switzerland
9/10th the size of Washington, DC.
Westport Connecticut has more people
Declared independence on January 23, 1719
Led by Reigning Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein
Country is in the Alps mountains
Primary language is German

Why Liechtenstein might be annoying:

False teeth is one of their major industries. So is stamps.
The country is landlocked.
Switzerland administers customs, foreign affairs, and postal service.
It gets lots of snow in the winter and humidity in the summer.
There would be 25,000 empty seats if the entire population tried to fill Yankee Stadium.
Citizens are Liechtensteiners.
Almost 90% are ethnically Alemannic.
Capital is Vaduz.

Why Liechtenstein might not be annoying:

There are no soldiers, but 22 policemen.
Life expectancy is seventy-eight.
Just about everyone over ten can read and write.
2/3 of their work force commutes from Austria or Switzerland daily.
Part of the land owned by the royal family was confiscated by the Czech Republic (1918).
Its official literacy rate is 100 percent.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 10 Smallest Countries (Ranked: 9)
• Countries of Europe
• Countries of the U.N.
• Countries Ruled by Monarchs in 2000
• Countries Where German is an Official Language
• Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy [2002] (Ranked: 17)
• Countries With the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate [2002] (Ranked: 18)
• Countries Without a Military
• Interpol Members
• Landlocked Countries
• Look at Me, I'm Postage
• Profiles 4251-4500 (Ranked: 4476)
• Richest Countries [per capita] (Ranked: 22)
• U.S. Citizen's Visa Free Countries (Ranked: 91)
• U.S. Visa Free Countries
• UN Human Development Index [2003]
• UN Human Development Index [2005]
• UN Human Development Index [2006]
• UN Human Development Index [2009] (Ranked: 19)
• UN Human Development Index [2010] (Ranked: 6)
• UN Human Development Index [2011] (Ranked: 8)
• UN Human Development Index [2013] (Ranked: 20)
• UN Human Development Index [2015] (Ranked: 13)
• UN Human Development Index [2016] (Ranked: 15)
• Winter Olympic Medals - Won by Country [1924-2002] (Ranked: 9)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 37 Votes: 5.41% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 25 Votes: 4.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 92 Votes: 51.09% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 60 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 32.61% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 106 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 383 Votes: 67.36% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 222 Votes: 44.59% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 328 Votes: 47.87% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 647 Votes: 48.53% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 2737 Votes: 38.44% Annoying