Luxembourg
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Quick Facts
- Capital
- Luxembourg
- Population
- 671,254 (2024 est.)
- Area
- 2,586 sq km
- Government
- constitutional monarchy
- 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.)
- Ethnic Groups
- Luxembourger 52.9%, Portuguese 14.5%, French 7.6%, Italian 3.7%, Belgian 3%, German 2%, Spanish 1.3%, Romania 1%, other 14% (2022 est.)
- Currency
- euros (EUR)
- Life Expectancy
- 83.4 years (2024 est.)
- Internet Domain
- .lu
- 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
- Major Exports
- iron blocks, gas turbines, plastic products, rubber tires, plastics (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook (public domain)
Overview
Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Congress of Vienna.