Located in the continent of Europe, Luxembourg became an independent state in 1867, after gaining its sovereignty from The Netherlands.
Luxembourg shares land borders with 3 countries: Germany, Belgium, and France. Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy and a prominent financial centre.
Its capital, Luxembourg City, is, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, one of the three official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the European Court of Justice, the highest juridical authority in the EU.
Luxembourg’s high-income economy has a solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. Its culture, people and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbours, making it essentially a mixture of French and Germanic cultures. This is emphasized by the three official languages, Luxembourgish, French, and German.