Eli5: why does the country Liechtenstein exist? It’s an incredibly small country in Europe, why isn’t it just part of Switzerland or Austria?

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Eli5: why does the country Liechtenstein exist? It’s an incredibly small country in Europe, why isn’t it just part of Switzerland or Austria?

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I heard a story of how the Liechtenstein army went to fight in Italy back in ww2 with 50 troops, they went back home with 51 troops they made a friend on the way😅.