Explore Luxembourg in Europe - Luxembourg Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Luxembourg with its capital Luxembourg is located in Europe (Western Europe, between France and Germany). It covers some 2,587 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Rhode Island) with 486,000 citizens. Letzeburgesch, German and French are the official languages spoken in Luxembourg (consider regional differences). Germany, Belgium and France are bordering countries.

Pictures from Luxembourg (Capital)

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About Luxembourg

The topography featuresmostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys with uplands to slightly mountainous in the north and steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast. The average density of population is about 187 per km². The climate in can be described as modified continental with mild winters, cool summers. Potential natural disasters are NA.

To reach someone in Luxembourg dial +352 prior to a number. There are 273,600 installed telephones. And there are 719,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".lu". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 3 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Luxembourg

European Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Luxembourg Tourism

Unesco World Heritage Properties

City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

Because of its strategic position, Luxembourg was, from the 16th century until 1867, when its walls were dismantled, one of Europe's greatest fortified sites. It was repeatedly reinforced as it...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Luxembourg

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Luxembourg is growing at an rate of 1.16% (or by 5,761 citizens). Each year 4,149 people enter this country (or 8.30 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 0.32%. Or an total increase of 1,612 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.