Luxembourg
🇱🇺 Western Europe · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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About Luxembourg
Luxembourg (officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) is a country in Western Europe, with Luxembourg as its capital. It is home to roughly 686.97 thousand people, giving a population density of about 266 people per square kilometre. The country covers 2,586 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $101.16B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.922. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main languages are German, French, Luxembourgish.
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Luxembourg is the 162nd most populous country in the world, with about 686.97 thousand people.
By land area it is the 168th-largest country in the world, covering 2,586 km².
It has the world's 74th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($101.16B).
Luxembourg shares land borders with 3 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.922.
Luxembourg has a population density of about 266 people per square kilometre.
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