Luxembourg

country in Western Europe
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Climate
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
Terrain
mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast
Natural resources
iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
People & Society
Languages
Luxembourgish (official administrative, judicial, and national language) 48.9%, Portuguese 15.4%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 14.9%, Italian 3.6%, English 3.6%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 2.9%, other 10.8% (2021 est.)
Religions
Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 70.6%, Muslim 2.3%, other (includes Buddhist, folk religions, Hindu, Jewish) 0.4%, unaffiliated 26.7% (2020 est.)
Government
Government type
constitutional monarchy
Independence
1839 (from the Netherlands)
National holiday
National Day (birthday of Grand Duke HENRI), 23 June
Legal system
civil law system
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$86.871 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$128,200 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
1% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.1% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
6% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Germany 18%, France 15%, Belgium 8%, Netherlands 7%, Italy 6% (2023)
Imports - partners
Belgium 26%, Germany 23%, France 10%, Netherlands 5%, USA 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Summary

Luxembourg is a sovereign state[1]. Luxembourg draws 145,623 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign state category, ranking #79 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Charlemagne Prize[3]
  • Country: Luxembourg[4]
  • Head of government: Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine[5], Jean-Jacques Willmar[6], Charles-Mathias Simons[7], Victor de Tornaco[8], Emmanuel Servais[9], Félix de Blochausen[10], Édouard Thilges[11], Paul Eyschen[12], Mathias Mongenast[13], Hubert Loutsch[14], Victor Thorn[15], Léon Kauffman[16], Émile Reuter[17], Pierre Prüm[18]
  • Continent: Europe[19]
  • Instance of: unitary state[20], grand duchy[21], landlocked country[22], country[23], state of the German Confederation 1815–1848 & 1850–1866[24]
  • Head of state: Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourg[25]
  • Capital: Luxembourg[26]
  • Official language: Luxembourgish[27], French[28], German[29]
  • Currency: euro[30]
  • Shares border with: Germany[31], France[32], Belgium[33], Lorraine[34]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .lu[35]
  • Anthem: Ons Heemecht[36]
  • Basic form of government: constitutional monarchy[37]
  • Named after: Luxembourg[38]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Capellen[39], Canton of Clervaux[40], Canton of Diekirch[41], Canton of Echternach[42], Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette[43], Canton of Grevenmacher[44], Canton of Luxembourg[45], Canton of Mersch[46], Canton of Redange[47], Canton of Remich[48], Canton of Vianden[49], Canton of Wiltz[50]
  • Flag: flag of Luxembourg[51]
  • Legislative body: Chamber of Deputies[52]
  • Executive body: Government of Luxembourg[53]
  • Highest judicial authority: Superior Court of Justice of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg[54]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Luxembourg[55]
  • Commons category: Luxembourg[56]
  • Licence plate code: L[57]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Luxembourg include Benelux[58], a political economic union[59], in Netherlands[60], founded in 1944[61], headquartered in Brussels[62]; Listenbourg[63], a fictional country[64], founded in 2022[65]; Luxembourg[66], a province of Belgium[67], in Belgium[68], founded in 1839[69]; Luxembourgers[70], a human population[71]; RTL Radio[72], a radio station[73], founded in 1933[74]; Place du Luxembourg - Luxemburgplein[75], a square[76], in Belgium[77]; Luxemburg Township[78], a township of Minnesota[79], in United States[80]; and luxembourgite[81], a mineral species[82].

Why It Matters

Luxembourg has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[83] Luxembourg is known by 113 alternative names across languages and contexts.[84]

Entities named for Luxembourg include Benelux[58], a political economic union[59], in Netherlands[60], founded in 1944[61], headquartered in Brussels[62]; Listenbourg[63], a fictional country[64], founded in 2022[65]; Luxembourg[66], a province of Belgium[67], in Belgium[68], founded in 1839[69]; Luxembourgers[70], a human population[71]; RTL Radio[72], a radio station[73], founded in 1933[74]; and Place du Luxembourg - Luxemburgplein[75], a square[76], in Belgium[77].

FAQs

What awards did Luxembourg receive?

Honors received include Charlemagne Prize[3].

References

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Class ancestry

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  1. 6d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → Lund
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2167, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  2. 6d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 335
    Diplomatic relation → France, Germany, Belgium +13
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', 'anp', '
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Diplomatic relation: Romania"
  3. 4w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican library vcba id → 494/13416
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Vatican library vcba id: 494/13416, add P8034 claim: 494/13416"
  4. 10w ago · FitikWasTaken · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+313970'}, {'amount': '+316845'}, {'amount': '+320750'} +61
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2586.36'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2593.05'}
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||isv-cyrl, isv-latn */"
  5. 11w ago · GilPe · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foundational text → Congress of Vienna, Treaty of London, Treaty of London
    Has part(s) → Oesling, Gutland
    Different from → Luxemburg, Luxemburgo, Lussemburgo +3
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    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Population: 681,973"
  6. 12w ago · GilPe · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by head of state → Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Monarch of Luxembourg
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||0 */ Changing order of values for [[Property:P1906|P1906]]"
  7. 13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Luxembourg
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  8. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → En-us-Luxembourg.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Luxemburg.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Lussemburgo.wav
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Lussemburgo.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  9. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Recurvirostridae
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q27042, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  10. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lille norske leksikon id → Luxembourg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Lille norske leksikon id: Luxembourg, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/166537211|Luxembourg (#166537211)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6325|Lille norske"
  11. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 10199
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 10199, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167481733|LUXEMBURG (#167481733)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]"
  12. 13w ago · N3MO · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Council of Europe, European Union, NATO +40
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of: European Coal and Steel Community"
  13. 14w ago · Mykhal · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0003199-Lucembursko
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Image: Luxemburg.jpg"
  14. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → luxem01
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 105708, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  15. 24w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Luxembourg, europe:Luxembourg
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||kv, ha, yo, ext, lg, awa, cdo, ban, glk, io, et, eu, gn, lad, ceb, mdf, pam, bar, nov, gcr, kaa, oc, ga, frr, koi, uz, br, sd, frp, haw, wuu, sq */ Add 32 mul"
  16. 25w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Luxembourg, europe:Luxembourg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: countries:Liechtenstein, Copying from Liechtenstein"
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