Luxembourg City

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Luxembourg, also known as Luxembourg City, is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg, the city lies in the centre of Western Europe, situated 213 km (132 mi) by road from Brussels and 209 km (130 mi) from Cologne. As of 9 October 2026, Luxembourg City has a population of 139,000 inhabitants, which is more than three times the population of the country's second most populous commune, Esch-sur-Alzette. The population consists of 160 nationalities. Foreigners represent 69.5% of the city's population, whilst Luxembourgers represent 30.5% of the population, making it the commune with the highest proportion of foreign residents in Luxembourg. In 2024, Luxembourg was ranked by the IMF as having the highest GDP per capita in the world at $140,310 (PPP), with the city having developed into a banking and administrative centre. In the 2019 Mercer worldwide survey...

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