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Luxembourg

Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Luxembourg.

Flag of Luxembourg
Pixel-art depiction of Luxembourg City's fortified old town on a fresh partly cloudy morning, with the Bock promontory and casemates, stone fortifications, arched viaducts, layered cliffs, slate-roofed houses, church spires, gardens, and the Alzette River
Bock Fortifications, Luxembourg City. Pixel-art illustration inspired by Luxembourg.

Luxembourg at a glance

CAPITAL
Luxembourg
REGION
Europe
POPULATION
680,000
AREA
2,586 km²
LANGUAGE
French
CURRENCY
Euro (EUR)

COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE

Fortress City

Luxembourg City's old defenses were nicknamed the Gibraltar of the North.

DID YOU KNOW?

A surprising detail about Luxembourg

Luxembourg has three widely used administrative languages: Luxembourgish, French, and German.

Geography and nearby countries

PinPointr places Luxembourg in its Europe region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 2,586 km² and a population of approximately 680,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.

Listed land neighbors

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