Luxembourg, Europe

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Luxembourg is a country located in the Western Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Luxembourg
Luxembourg is located in	Western Europe Europe Continent
Member of	European Union since 1958 Euro since 1999 Schengen since 1995 NATO since 1949
Luxembourg has a population of	665,098 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Luxembourg are called Luxembourgers
The country’s total area is	2,586 Km² ( 1,607 sq mi)
Human Development Index (HDI)	Luxembourg HDI ranks in position nº 20 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.927 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Luxembourg’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 188 countries Luxembourg passport ranks in position nº 4 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Luxembourg GDP per capita is	$140,941 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Luxembourg ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Luxembourg EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as High proficiency in English has a score of 576 ranks 21st worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	49° 45' N, 6° 10' E Open in Google Maps
Luxembourg Capital city	Luxembourg
Neighbouring countries	Germany, Belgium, France.
Luxembourg Climate	modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
Most predominant religion	Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic),
Second most predominant religion	Muslim,
Currency name & code	Euro (EUR)
Internet ccTLD	.lu
Luxembourg calling code	+352

12 cantons (cantons)

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