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Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a country in Western Europe. About 608 000 people live there, in an area of 2 586 square kilometres. Its capital city is Luxembourg.
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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 everybody out evenly and you get about 235.1 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Luxembourg?
About 608 000 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 of Luxembourg sits on average 325 metres above sea level.
Because it is landlocked, anything that comes by ship has to cross one of its 3 neighbours to get here.
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?
Dishes 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 one lives in Luxembourg.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Europe the country ranks 39th of 45 by size, and 38th by population.
Luxembourg and its neighbours
France, its largest neighbour, is about 213.3 times bigger.
France has more people: 67 million against 608 000.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Kneiff, at 560 metres. The longest river in the country is the Sauer. The country has no large natural lake; its largest body of water, Upper Sûre Lake, is a reservoir.
How big is Luxembourg compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 3 624 times as big as Luxembourg: 9 372 610 km² against 2 586 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 94 times as big as Luxembourg: 242 900 km² against 2 586 km².
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 608 000 people live in Luxembourg, which makes it the 163rd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Luxembourg?
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.
What is the highest mountain in Luxembourg?
The highest mountain in Luxembourg is Kneiff, 560 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Luxembourg?
The longest river in Luxembourg is the Sauer, about 173 kilometres long.
What is the largest lake in Luxembourg?
The largest body of water in Luxembourg is Upper Sûre Lake, a reservoir of about 4 km²; there is no large natural lake in the country.
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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