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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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|---|---|
| Motto: "Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn" "We want to remain what we are" |
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| Anthem: "Ons Heemecht" ("Our Homeland") |
|
Location of Luxembourg (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark gray) |
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| 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])
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| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Henri | |
| Luc Frieden | |
| Xavier Bettel | |
|
•
Speaker
|
Claude Wiseler |
| 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 |
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• Reaffirmation of Independence
Treaty of London
|
11 May 1867 |
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• End of
personal union with the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
|
23 November 1890 |
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• Occupation during
World War I by the
German Empire
|
1 August 1914 |
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• Liberation from the
Greater German Reich
|
1944/1945 |
|
•
Admitted to the United Nations
|
24 October 1945 |
| 1 January 1958 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
2,586.4 km2 (998.6 sq mi) (168th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
0.23 (2015)[3] |
| Population | |
|
• January 2024 estimate
|
 672,050[4] (163rd) |
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• 2021 census
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643,941 [5] |
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• Density
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255/km2 (660.4/sq mi) (58th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
 $96.886 billion[6] (100th) |
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• Per capita
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$143,743[6] (1st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$89.095 billion[6] (71st) |
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• Per capita
|
$135,605[6] (1st) |
| Gini (2021) |  29.6[7]low |
| HDI (2022) | 0.927[8] very high (20th) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
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. | |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| 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 remain what we are" |
|
| Anthem: "Ons Heemecht" ("Our Homeland") |
|
|
Location of Luxembourg (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark gray) |
|
| 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 | |
| Luc Frieden | |
| Xavier Bettel | |
|
•
Speaker
|
Claude Wiseler |
| 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 |
|
• Reaffirmation of Independence
Treaty of London
|
11 May 1867 |
|
• 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 |
|
•
Admitted to the United Nations
|
24 October 1945 |
| 1 January 1958 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
2,586.4 km2 (998.6 sq mi) (168th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
0.23 (2015)[3] |
| Population | |
|
• January 2024 estimate
|
672,050[4] (163rd) |
|
• 2021 census
|
643,941 [5] |
|
• Density
|
255/km2 (660.4/sq mi) (58th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$96.886 billion[6] (100th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$143,743[6] (1st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$89.095 billion[6] (71st) |
|
• Per capita
|
$135,605[6] (1st) |
| Gini (2021) | 29.6[7] low |
| HDI (2022) | 0.927[8] very high (20th) |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
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. | |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +352 |
| ISO 3166 code | LU |
| Internet TLD | .lub |
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