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Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a country in Western Europe. Its capital city is Luxembourg. About 608 thousand people live there, in an area of 2 586 square kilometres.
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Where is Luxembourg?
Luxembourg lies in Western Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 5 538 km from the equator.
Luxembourg is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 3 countries: Belgium, France and Germany.
How big is Luxembourg?
Luxembourg covers 2 586 square kilometres.
Switzerland is about 16 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 167th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 235.1 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Luxembourg?
About 608 thousand people live in Luxembourg.
That is the 163rd biggest population in the world.
People here speak German, French and Luxembourgish.
They pay with the Euro (€).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 77 years.
The land of Luxembourg
The land in Luxembourg sits on average 325 metres above sea level.
Because it is landlocked, everything that arrives by ship has to cross one of its 3 neighbours first.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Luxembourg different?
A dish the country is known for: Judd mat Gaardebounen and Bouneschlupp.
Websites from here often end in .lu.
Luxembourg and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 0.1 live in Luxembourg.
It takes up about 0 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe it is the 39th largest of 45 countries, and the 38th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Luxembourg and its neighbours
France, its largest neighbour, is about 213.3 times bigger.
France has more people: 67 million against 608 thousand.
Nature and animals
The longest river is the Rhine, running 1 230 km from source to mouth.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Luxembourg?
The capital of Luxembourg is Luxembourg. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Luxembourg?
About 608 thousand people live in Luxembourg, which makes it the 163rd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Luxembourg?
Luxembourg borders Belgium, France and Germany — 3 neighbours in total.
How big is Luxembourg?
Luxembourg covers 2 586 square kilometres, making it the 167th largest country in the world. Switzerland is about 16 times bigger.
Which continent is Luxembourg in?
Luxembourg is in Europe, in the part called Western Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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