Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · Western Europe
Luxembourg is a country in Western Europe, with Luxembourg as its capital, home to about 686,970 people. Luxembourg shares land borders with 3 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +352 |
| ISO codes | LU / LUX / 442 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇱🇺 |
| Population | 686,970 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 2,586 km² |
| Languages | German, French, Luxembourgish |
| Internet domain | .lu |
| Demonym | Luxembourger |
Bordering countries
About Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a United Nations member state in Western Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Luxembourg. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Luxembourg for Luxembourg’s own facts and history.
To call Luxembourg from abroad, dial the country code +352. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes LU (alpha-2) and LUX (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 686,970.
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How Luxembourg compares
- Area: 2,586 km², ranking 167 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 686,970, ranking 162 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 266 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 3, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Luxembourg
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.