Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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Motto: "Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn" "We want to stay what we are" |
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Anthem: "Ons Heemecht" ("Our Homeland") |
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Capital
and largest city
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Luxembourg[1] 49°48′52″N 06°07′54″E / 49.81444°N 6.13167°E / 49.81444; 6.13167 |
Official languages | National language: Luxembourgish Administrative languages: |
Nationality (2023) |
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Religion
(2018
[2])
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Demonym(s) | |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
Henri | |
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Regent
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Guillaume |
Luc Frieden | |
Legislature | Chamber of Deputies |
Independence | |
• From the
French Empire and elevation to
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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9 June 1815 |
• Independence in personal Union with the Netherlands (
Treaty of London)
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19 April 1839 |
• End of
personal union with the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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23 November 1890 |
• Occupation during
World War I by the
German Empire
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1 August 1914 |
• Liberation from the
Greater German Reich
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1944/1945 |
Area | |
• Total
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2,586.4 km2 (998.6 sq mi) (168th) |
• Water (%)
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0.23 (2015)[3] |
Population | |
• January 2024 estimate
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672,050[4] (163rd) |
• 2021 census
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643,941 [5] |
• Density
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255/km2 (660.4/sq mi) (58th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$101.876 billion[6] (100th) |
• Per capita
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$151,146[6] (1st) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$91.210 billion[6] (73rd) |
• Per capita
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$135,321[6] (1st) |
Gini (2023) | 30.6[7] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.927[8] very high (20th) |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+2 (CEST) |
Note: Although Luxembourg is located in Western European Time/UTC (Z) zone, since 1 June 1904, LMT (UTC+0:24:36) was abandoned and Central European Time/UTC+1 was adopted as standard time,[1] with a +0:35:24 offset (+1:35:24 during DST) from Luxembourg City's LMT. | |
Calling code | +352 |
ISO 3166 code | LU |
Internet TLD | .lub |
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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
|
|
---|---|
Motto: "Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn" "We want to stay what we are" |
|
Anthem: "Ons Heemecht" ("Our Homeland") |
|
Capital
and largest city
|
Luxembourg[1] 49°48′52″N 06°07′54″E / 49.81444°N 6.13167°E / 49.81444; 6.13167 |
Official languages | National language: Luxembourgish Administrative languages: |
Nationality (2023) |
|
Religion
(2018
[2])
|
|
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
Henri | |
•
Regent
|
Guillaume |
Luc Frieden | |
Legislature | Chamber of Deputies |
Independence | |
• From the
French Empire and elevation to
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
|
9 June 1815 |
• Independence in personal Union with the Netherlands (
Treaty of London)
|
19 April 1839 |
• End of
personal union with the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
|
23 November 1890 |
• Occupation during
World War I by the
German Empire
|
1 August 1914 |
• Liberation from the
Greater German Reich
|
1944/1945 |
Area | |
• Total
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2,586.4 km2 (998.6 sq mi) (168th) |
• Water (%)
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0.23 (2015)[3] |
Population | |
• January 2024 estimate
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672,050[4] (163rd) |
• 2021 census
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643,941 [5] |
• Density
|
255/km2 (660.4/sq mi) (58th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$101.876 billion[6] (100th) |
• Per capita
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$151,146[6] (1st) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$91.210 billion[6] (73rd) |
• Per capita
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$135,321[6] (1st) |
Gini (2023) | 30.6[7] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.927[8] very high (20th) |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+2 (CEST) |
Note: Although Luxembourg is located in Western European Time/UTC (Z) zone, since 1 June 1904, LMT (UTC+0:24:36) was abandoned and Central European Time/UTC+1 was adopted as standard time,[1] with a +0:35:24 offset (+1:35:24 during DST) from Luxembourg City's LMT. | |
Calling code | +352 |
ISO 3166 code | LU |
Internet TLD | .lub |
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