Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
| |
|---|---|
Motto: "Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn" (Luxembourgish) "Nous voulons rester ce que nous sommes" (French) "Wir wollen bleiben, was wir sind" (German) "We want to remain what we are" | |
 Location of Luxembourg (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) | |
| Capital and largest city | Luxembourg City[1] 49°48′52″N 06°07′54″E / 49.81444°N 6.13167°ECoordinates: 49°48′52″N 06°07′54″E / 49.81444°N 6.13167°E |
| Official languages | |
| Nationality (2017) |
|
| Religion (2018[2]) |
|
| Demonym(s) | Luxembourger |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Henri | |
• Prime Minister (list) | Xavier Bettel |
| Legislature | Chamber of Deputies |
| Independence | |
• from the French Empire and elevation to Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | 15 March 1815 |
• Independence in personal Union with the Netherlands (Treaty of London) | 19 April 1839 |
• Reaffirmation of Independence Treaty of London | 11 May 1867 |
• End of personal union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands | 23 November 1890 |
• from the Greater German Reich | 1944 / 1945 |
• Admitted to the United Nations | 24 October 1945 |
| 1 January 1958 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,586.4 km2 (998.6 sq mi) (167th) |
• Water (%) | 0.23 (as of 2015)[3] |
| Population | |
• January 2020 estimate |  626,108[4] (168th) |
• 2011 census | 512,353 |
• Density | 242/km2 (626.8/sq mi) (58th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $66.848 billion[5] (99th) |
• Per capita | $112,045[5] (2nd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total |  $69.453 billion[5] (69th) |
• Per capita | $113,196[5] (1st) |
| Gini (2018) |  33.2[6]medium · 19th |
| HDI (2019) | 0.916[7] very high · 23rd |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Note: Although Luxembourg is located in Western European Time/UTC (Z) zone, since 1 June 1904, LMT (UTC+0:24:36) was abandoned and Central European Time/UTC+1 was adopted as standard time,[1] with a +0:35:24 offset (+1:35:24 during DST) from Luxembourg City’s LMT. | |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +352 |
| ISO 3166 code | LU |
| Internet TLD | .lub |
| |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is one of the four official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU. Its culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbours, making it a mixture of French and German cultures. It has three official languages: French, German, and the national language of Luxembourgish. The repeated invasions by Germany, especially in World War II, resulted in the country's strong will for mediation between France and Germany and, among other things, led to the foundation of the European Union.