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Luxembourg (/ˈlʌksəmbɜːrɡ/ (listen) LUK-səm-burg; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg [ˈlətsəbuəɕ] (listen); French: Luxembourg; German: Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French and German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgish people, French and German are also used in administrative and judicial matters and all three are considered administrative languages of the country.

With an area of 2,586 square kilometers (998 sq mi), Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe, and the smallest not considered a microstate. In 2022, it had a population of 645,397, which makes it one of the least-populated countries in Europe, albeit with the highest population growth rate; foreigners account for nearly half the population. Luxembourg is a representative democracy headed by a constitutional monarch, Grand Duke Henri, making it the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy.

Luxembourg is a developed country with an advanced economy and one of the world's highest GDP (PPP) per capita. The city of Luxembourg was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 due to the exceptional preservation of its vast fortifications and historic quarters. (Full article...)

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Luxembourg enjoy similar rights to non-LGBT people. Partnerships, which grant many of the benefits of marriage, have been recognised since 2004. In June 2014, the Luxembourgish Parliament passed a law enabling same-sex marriage and adoption rights, which took effect on 1 January 2015. Additionally, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and "change of sex" in employment, healthcare and the provision of goods and services is outlawed, and transgender people are allowed to change their legal gender on the basis of self-determination.

Luxembourger society is noted as tolerant of homosexuality and same-sex relationships. Polling in 2019 from the Eurobarometer found that 87% of Luxembourgers believed gay, lesbian and bisexual people should enjoy the same rights as heterosexual people, one of the highest in the European Union. In 2021, ILGA-Europe ranked Luxembourg third in the European Union for LGBT rights protection. (Full article...)

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Image 1Dominique Lang: Le Barrage (1913) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 2Nico Klopp: Loop in the Moselle at Greiveldange with Stadtbredimus (1930) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 3Luxembourg City History Museum (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 4Nicolas Liez: View of Luxembourg from the Fetschenhof (1870) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 5Claus Cito, the symbolic Gëlle Fra topping the Monument of Remembrance (1923) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 6The labour productivity level of Luxembourg is one of the highest in Europe. OECD, 2012. (from Economy of Luxembourg)
Image 7Jean Jacoby: Rugby (1928) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 8Luxembourg has been part of the eurozone since 1999. (from Economy of Luxembourg)
Image 9Jean-Baptiste Fresez: Vianden near the Bridge (c. 1857) (from Culture of Luxembourg)
Image 10Pierre Brandenbourg: Early photograph of Brasserie Clausen (1865) (from Culture of Luxembourg)