Flag of Luxembourg
Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and light blue. The flag may be made in 1:2 or 3:5 proportions.
What Does the Flag of Luxembourg Mean?
The colours come from the coat of arms of the House of Luxembourg: a red lion on a field of white and blue stripes. The lion appears on Luxembourg’s civil ensign used on boats and inland waters.
Main colours: redwhiteblue
Flags That Look Like Luxembourg’s
Netherlands. The Netherlands has the same stripes with a darker, navy-like blue, and a shorter 2:3 shape.
Key Facts About Luxembourg
| Official name | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Capital | Luxembourg |
| Continent | Europe (Western Europe) |
| Land area | 2,586 km² — #168 of 195 |
| Languages | German, French, Luxembourgish |
| Currency | Euro |
| Flag colours | red, white, blue |
| Flag proportions | 3:5 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | June 23, 1972 (by law; in use since the 1840s) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | LU / LUX / 442 |
Which Countries Border Luxembourg?
Luxembourg shares a land border with 3 countries:
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Other Countries in Europe
AlbaniaTirana
AndorraAndorra la Vella
AustriaVienna
BelarusMinsk
BelgiumBrussels
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CyprusNicosia
CzechiaPrague
DenmarkCopenhagen
EstoniaTallinn
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IcelandReykjavik
IrelandDublin
ItalyRome
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LiechtensteinVaduz
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PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
RomaniaBucharest
RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino
SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana
SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandBern
UkraineKyiv
United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of Luxembourg: FAQ
What does the flag of Luxembourg look like?
Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and light blue. The flag may be made in 1:2 or 3:5 proportions.
What colours are on the flag of Luxembourg?
The main colours are red, white, blue.
When was the flag of Luxembourg adopted?
The current flag was adopted on June 23, 1972 (by law; in use since the 1840s).
What is the capital of Luxembourg?
The capital of Luxembourg is Luxembourg.
Which flags look like the flag of Luxembourg?
The Netherlands has the same stripes with a darker, navy-like blue, and a shorter 2:3 shape.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.