Which tiny European country has no airport, no military, and uses the Swiss franc as its currency?
Liechtenstein
The answer was Liechtenstein. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Liechtenstein, nestled between Switzerland and Austria, is one of the world's smallest countries with no airport and no standing army. It adopted the Swiss franc in 1920 after its economy became closely tied to Switzerland's.
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- Andorra - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- San Marino - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Liechtenstein - correct answer.
- Monaco - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Liechtenstein is the one to remember. Liechtenstein, nestled between Switzerland and Austria, is one of the world's smallest countries with no airport and no standing army. Liechtenstein is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world — meaning it's surrounded entirely by other landlocked countries — the other being Uzbekistan.
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Sources: Government of Liechtenstein