It is composed of 125 employees, with 91 officers and 34 staff (excluding the Security Corps),[1] who police the 160 km2 (62 sq mi) doubly landlocked alpine state in Western-Central Europe.

[4] Bordered by Switzerland to its west, and Austria to its east,[5] Liechtenstein maintains a trilateral treaty which enables close cross-border co-operation between the police services of the three states.

Some incursions into Liechtehstein's sovereign territory have occurred during routine training: Since 1933, the National Police have signed seven strategic treaties.

[34][33] In December 2011, Liechtenstein became the fourth non-European Union country to join the Schengen Area after Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.

[36] In addition, Balzers Heliport restricts all helicopters coming from non-Schengen countries, which in theory, limits security concerns.

[37] However, Liechtenstein has strengthened its customs control by way of a high-tech video surveillance system (over 60 cameras costing $2.3 million) as well as regular mobile border patrol units.