Recognised as Country
Luxembourg
- LU
- Europe
- EUR
- .lu
Luxembourg (LU/LUX) is a country in Europe with its capital at Luxembourg. It covers about 2,586 km² with a population of roughly 660,000, uses the EUR, dials on +352, owns the .lu internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Luxembourg. It borders 3 countries.
Identity
Official short nameLuxembourg
CapitalLuxembourg
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2LU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3LUX
Internet TLD.lu
Calling code+352
Currency codeEUR
Geography
Latitude49.8153° N
Longitude6.1296° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area2,586 km²998 square miles
Land neighbours3
Distance from London479 kmto the approximate centre of Luxembourg, not to Luxembourg. ESE, bearing 110.7°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Luxembourgthe IANA zone for Luxembourg; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+01:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00
Summer offsetUTC+02:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+01:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 14:20
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population660,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density255.2 per km²≈
Share of world population0.008%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset169 of 196
Population rank in this dataset164 of 196
Neighbouring countries
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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