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May 8
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Which tiny European country has no airport, no military, and uses the Swiss franc as its currency?

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The answer

Liechtenstein

The answer was Liechtenstein. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.


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Why it's right

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.


Source trail

This answer is checked against Government of Liechtenstein.



About the choices

A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.

  • 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.

What to remember

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.


How readers answered
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Sources: Government of Liechtenstein