Is Liechtenstein effectively a protectorate of Switzerland?

Liechtenstein is a totally and officially independent country which happens to have chosen to build ties with Switzerland for technicalities: the money is the same the postal service is run by the Swiss postal services and so all Liechtenstein has postcodes in the same format as Switzerland, namely four digits, Lichtenstein having number in 94xx. read more

Liechtenstein is a principality with the prince as their head of state. This is very different to Switzerland as all of their cantons did not have a monarchy and Each cantons have their own seperate laws and government. Switzerland was neutral during WW1 and the austro-hungarian empire collapsed after they lost the war. read more