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title: "Luxembourg — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Luxembourg: capital Luxembourg, area 2,586 km², population 686,970 (2025), currency Euro. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/luxembourg/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Luxembourg

**Luxembourg: Capital Luxembourg**

2,586 km² · 686,970 people (2025) · Euro

One of the smallest countries in Europe and one of the most forested at about a third tree cover. Since 2020 all public transport in the country has been free to use, the first nation to do that. The old city is built around a gorge cut by the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Luxembourg
- **Area:** 2,586 km² — 998 sq mi
- **Population:** 686,970 (2025)
- **Density:** 265.6 people per km²
- **Currency:** Euro (EUR, €)
- **Official languages:** German, French, Luxembourgish
- **Time zone:** UTC+01:00
- **Calling code:** +352
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** LU · LUX
- **Continent:** Europe

## How it compares

- **By area:** 172 of 200
- **By population:** 167 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cape Verde | 4,033 | 527,326 |
| Samoa | 2,831 | 219,306 |
| Luxembourg ← | 2,586 | 686,970 |
| Comoros | 2,235 | 882,847 |
| Mauritius | 2,040 | 1,243,741 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Luxembourg?

Luxembourg

### What currency does Luxembourg use?

The Euro (EUR).

### How big is Luxembourg?

2,586 km², or 998 square miles — 172 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Luxembourg drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Cape Verde](https://atoneplace.net/country/cape-verde/)
- [Samoa](https://atoneplace.net/country/samoa/)
- [Comoros](https://atoneplace.net/country/comoros/)
- [Mauritius](https://atoneplace.net/country/mauritius/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
- [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/)
- [Ukraine](https://atoneplace.net/country/ukraine/)
- [Poland](https://atoneplace.net/country/poland/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]