The Grisons or Graubünden, more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton of Graubünden, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Chur. The Alpine ibex is the heraldic symbol of the canton. The Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. It borders the canton of Ticino to the southwest, the canton of Uri to the northwest, the cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen to the north, as well as Liechtenstein and Austria to the north and Italy to the south. It is one of the three large southern Alpine cantons, along with Valais and Ticino. Its German name, Graubünden, translates as the "Grey Leagues", referring to the canton's origin in three local alliances, the League of God's House, the Grey League and the League of the Ten Jurisdictions. The Romansh name of the canton – Grischùn in Sutsilvan and Grischun otherwise – translates literally as the "Big Grey". It is the only officially trilingual canton and the only one where the Romansh language has official status; Swiss German, Swiss Italian and Romansh are all native to the canton. In 2019 the canton had a population of 199,021. It is the least densely populated canton of Switzerland. The only large city in the canton is Chur, the majority of the population living in mountainous areas. The canton is a major tourist destination with numerous Alpine resort towns, notably Davos and St. Moritz.

Liechtenstein ( (listen) LIK-tən-styne; German: [ˈlɪçtn̩ʃtaɪn]), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (German: Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate situated in the Alps and in the southwest of Central Europe. The principality is a semi-constitutional monarchy headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein; the Prince's extensive powers are equivalent to those of a President in a semi-presidential system. Liechtenstein is bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and Austria to the east and north. It is Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over 160 square kilometres (62 square miles) and a population of 38,749. Divided into 11 municipalities, its capital is Vaduz, and its largest municipality is Schaan. It is also the smallest country to border two countries. Liechtenstein is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, along with Uzbekistan. Economically, Liechtenstein has one of the highest gross domestic products per person in the world when adjusted for purchasing power parity. The country has a strong financial sector centred in Vaduz. It was once known as a billionaire tax haven, but is no longer on any official blacklists of uncooperative tax haven countries. Despite this, the country is one of the only in Europe (along with Monaco and San Marino) to not have a tax treaty with the United States, and efforts toward one seem to have stalled. An Alpine country, Liechtenstein is mountainous, making it a winter sport destination. Liechtenstein is a member of the United Nations, the European Free Trade Association, and the Council of Europe. Although not a member of the European Union, it participates in both the Schengen Area and the European Economic Area. It has a customs union and a monetary union with Switzerland.