Luxembourg
Luxembourg (officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) is a country in Western Europe, with its capital at Luxembourg, and is home to roughly 677.0K people.
Its official languages are German, French, Luxembourgish; the currency in circulation is Euro (€); people from here are called Luxembourger.
- »Luxembourg is the only remaining sovereign grand duchy in the world.
- »It made all public transport free nationwide in 2020.
Luxembourg touches three neighbours: Belgium to the northwest, France to the southwest and Germany to the northeast. Directions run from one centre to the other.
Luxembourg City is built around a deep gorge, and its fortifications were once so formidable it was called the Gibraltar of the North. Much of the defensive tunnel network survives.
2,600 km² (1,004 sq mi), 171st largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Samoa.
Population 677,012, 165th of 198 on file. That averages 260 per km² (674 per sq mi).
Almost identical to the Netherlands' but longer and with a lighter blue. The similarity has prompted periodic parliamentary debate about switching to the red lion flag instead.