Luxembourg Facts

Luxembourg's Information

Land Area	2,586 km²
Total Area	2,586km² (#167)
Population	582,291 (#171)
Population Density	225.17/km²
Government Type	Constitutional Monarchy
GDP (PPP)	$58.74 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$102,000
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Largest Cities	Luxembourg (76,684) View all cities in Luxembourg

Name: Luxembourg
(long form) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Capital City: Luxembourg (88,586 pop.)
Luxembourg Population: 514,862 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Euro
(conversion rates)

20 Euros
Ethnicity: Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, other EU 7.3%, other 5.2%
GDP total: $42.19 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $80,700 (2012 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
Largest Cities: (by population) Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Dudelange, Schifflange, Bettembourg, Pétange, Ettelbruck, Diekirch, Strassen
Name: The prefix luxem- is derived from the Celtic word Lucilem, meaning "small," while the suffix -bourg is from the Germanic burg, meaning "castle." Together, lucilemburg means "little castle."
National Day: June 23
Religion: Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13%
Symbols

This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.

About the Author

John Moen
Founder / Cartographer

John Moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of worldatlas.com. He and his wife, Chris Woolwine-Moen, produced thousands of award-winning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map questions. Today, it's one of the most popular educational sites on the web.