Luxembourg is a Grand Duchy hosting key EU institutions, leading space-resources research, and excelling in high-value fund management and cybersecurity.
Luxembourg
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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
The capital city of Luxembourg is Luxembourg.
Word: Duchy
Meaning: grand duchy
Basic Information
Capital City: Luxembourg
Population: 686,970 (UN)
Area: 2,586 km² / 1,607 sq mi
People are called: Luxembourgers
Type: Country
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?
Geography
Latitude: 49° 45' N
Longitude: 6° 10' 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