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Luxembourg is a country in the centre of northern of Europe.

Luxembourg is a land locked country, meaning it has no coast.

The land is mostly flat with broad, shallow valleys. There is higher ground in the north.

Luxembourg is a Duchy. This means that it is ruled by a Duke. Its offical name is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of Luxembourg, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 49 45N
Longitude - 6 10E

The capital of Luxembourg is Luxembourg City.

Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy with a grand Duke as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government. The present Grand Duke (2017) is Henri who came to the throne in 2000. He is 61 years old. His son, Guillaume, aged 35, is the heir to the throne.

In elections everyone over the age of 18 must vote.

The currency in Luxembourg is the euro. Luxembourg was a founder member of what is now the European Union.

Luxembourgish is the official language.

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The Luxembourg flag is 3 equal horizontal stripes of red, white and light blue. The clours come from the coat of arms of the Grand Duke which is a red lion on a white and blue striped field.

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These are the words to the Luxembourg National Anthem called Our Motherland. It was adopted in 1895, having been written in 1859. Only verses 1 and 4 of the original song are used. This is a translation of the words.

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Where the Alzette flows through the meadows,
The Sura breaks through the crags.
Where the vine fragrant grows along the Moselle,
The sky promises us wine:
There lies the land for which we willingly
Dare everything down here.
Our homeland which we so deeply
Carry in our hearts.
Our homeland which we so deeply
Carry in our hearts.

Thou above, Whose powerful hand
Leads the nations through the world,
Protect the Luxembourg land
From foreign yoke and threat.
As children Thou already instilled in us all
The spirit of freedom.
Let freedom’s sun, which we have known for so long,
Shine for evermore.
Let freedom’s sun, which we have known for so long,
Shine for evermore.

Where is Luxembourg?
About Luxembourg
The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media

The total land area of Luxembourg is 2,586 sq kms which is the 38th largest in Europe.

Luxembourg has no significant lakes, rivers or canals.

Luxembourg has boundaries with 3 countries

• Belgium 130 kms
• Germany 128 kms
• France 60 kms

Luxembourg has no coastline.

The highest point in Luxembourg is Buurgplaatz at 559 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.

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The total population of Luxembourg is 582,291 people, making it the 37th largest country in Europe by population.

Of this number 289,899 are females and 292,392 are males.

A person from Luxembourg is called a Luxembourger.

To be a citizen of Luxembourg, one of your parents must be a citizen of Luxembourg. It is not sufficient to be born in Luxembourg. You have to live in Luxembourg for 7 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest five cities in Luxembourg, by population are:-

• Luxembourg 76,684 people
• Esch-sur-Alzette 28,228
• Dudelange 18,013
• Schifflange 8,155
• Bettembourg 7,437

For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. Each little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.



90.0% of the people live in cities or towns.

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The birth rate in Luxembourg is 11.4 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in Luxembourg is 7.3 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 3.0 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 3.8 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 39.9 and for males is 38.6. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 30.2.

The elderly dependency ratio is 20.1. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 5.0. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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Luxembourg spends 6.6% of its total income on health care.

There are 2.9 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 5.4 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

22.4% of the population are estimated as obese.

100% of the population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

97.5% of the urban population and 98.5% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer, a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.

Luxembourg releases 11.0 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 31st highest in Europe.

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Luxembourg spends 4.1% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 4 in Luxembourg. Primary education is for eight years until age 12 and secondary education must continue till 19. This may be followed by further education at a university or college.

Generally the school year consists of 3 terms and starts in the middle of September and finishes in the middle of July. There is usually a 2 week break at Christmas and Easter, and a one week break in the middle of each term.

We have no figures for the number of people who are able to read and write by the age of 15.

18.9% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 18.0% are unemployed while with males 19.% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in Luxembourg is 260,700.

They work in the following sectors.

• Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
• Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
• Services is everything else

6.9% of the workforce are unemployed.

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There is 1 paved in Luxembourg, which is the 38th equal highest number in Europe.


They are 275 kilometres of railways in Luxembourg, which is the 36th longest in Europe.


There are 2,899 kilometres of roads in Luxembourg, which means Luxembourg is in 37th place for the most kilometres of roads in Europe.

There are 3 major national newspapers in Luxembourg.

There are 807,000 mobile phone users which is greater than the total population. This means some people will have more than one mobile.

49% of the people have a fixed landline.



555,000 people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).

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