Luxembourg is the only remaining sovereign grand duchy in the world. It has three official languages, Luxembourgish, French and German, and made public transport free nationwide in 2020.
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Easy learning about Luxembourg
The capital city of Luxembourg is Luxembourg.
Word: Duchy
Meaning: grand duchy
Administrative Divisions
12 cantons (cantons)
- Capellen
- Clervaux
- Diekirch
- Echternach
- Esch-sur-Alzette
- Grevenmacher
- Luxembourg
- Mersch
- Redange
- Remich
- Vianden
- Wiltz
Where in the world is Luxembourg located?
Luxembourg is a Country located in the Western Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
Basic Information
Capital City: Luxembourg
Population: 686,970 (UN)
Area: 2,586 km² / 1,607 sq mi
People from Luxembourg are called: Luxembourgers
Geography
Latitude: 49.734° N
Longitude: 6.078° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Climate
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 21 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 576 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 25 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.922
Mean Years of Schooling: 12.6
Expected Years of Schooling: 14.4
Life Expectancy at Birth: 82.2 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Christian predominantly Roman Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Muslim
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 1958
Euro - since 1999
Schengen - since 1995
NATO - since 1949
Technical Information
TLD: .lu
Calling Code: +352
MapGeo Name: Luxembourg
MapGeo Code: LU