Luxembourg
Europe ยท Capital: Luxembourg
How it is run: Luxembourg is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Luxembourg is home to 686,970 people in Western Europe, where people speak German, French, Luxembourgish.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
686,970 people
That is about 85 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
2,586 kmยฒ
About the size of a small US state such as Vermont or New Hampshire.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 266 people per square kilometre โ busy towns with countryside in between.
๐ Size in its region
38th most people in Europe
40th largest by land in Europe.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
German, French, Luxembourgish
More than one language is used for official business.
๐ฐ Money
Euro (โฌ)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
83.2 years on average
One of the healthier countries โ good hospitals and clean water make a big difference.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$147,252
A high-income country: most families can afford cars, travel and new technology.
๐ข Living in cities
94.9% of people
Mostly a city country โ think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
๐ Kids under 15
15.7% of the population
An older country โ there are more grandparents than schoolchildren.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+352
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.lu
๐ง People here are called
Luxembourger
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Luxemburg ยท Luxembourg ยท Lรซtzebuerg
Also written: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Grand-Duchรฉ de Luxembourg, Groรherzogtum Luxemburg.
๐ Coast or inland
Landlocked โ no coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Western European and Others Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Luxembourg is landlocked โ it has no coastline, so anything arriving by sea must cross a neighbour's border first.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Luxemburgo
French
Luxembourg
Arabic
ูููุณู ุจูุฑุบ
Chinese
ๅขๆฃฎๅ ก
Japanese
ใซใฏใปใณใใซใฏ
Russian
ะัะบัะตะผะฑััะณ
Portuguese
Luxemburgo
German
Luxemburg
Put it in perspective ๐
- Russia โ the most populated country in Europe โ has about 208.9ร as many people as Luxembourg.
- Luxembourg covers roughly 25 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Luxembourg lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 343 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: ๐ฑ๐บ is the flag of Luxembourg. Its country code โ the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics โ is LU.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
๐๏ธ Capital
Luxembourg
๐ Region
Europe ยท Western Europe
๐ค Country code
LU
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Luxembourg ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
49.8ยฐ N, 6.2ยฐ E
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+0 โ when it is noon in London it is about 12:00 in Luxembourg.
- Luxembourg is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Luxembourg is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly โ the same as every other member, big or small.
- ๐ฑ๐บ is the flag of Luxembourg. Its country code โ the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics โ is LU.
- The capital of Luxembourg is Luxembourg โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- Luxembourg shares its part of the world with Liechtenstein. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Luxembourg has 3 official languages. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Being landlocked means paying neighbours to move goods to the sea. What deal would you offer a neighbour if you led Luxembourg?
- If Luxembourg spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Luxembourg?
Luxembourg
Which money do people spend in Luxembourg?
Euro (โฌ)
How many countries share a land border with Luxembourg?
3 โ Belgium, France, Germany.
Roughly how many people live in Luxembourg?
686,970 people
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy ๐ฐ
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