Flag of Luxembourg
Officially Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Locally Lëtzebuerg
What the flag looks like
Three equal horizontal stripes of red, white and light blue.
What it means
The colors come from the coat of arms of the House of Luxembourg: a red lion on a field of blue and white stripes.
How to remember it
'Lux' means light, so Luxembourg
has the light, sky-blue bottom stripe; the Netherlands
uses dark navy.
Fun facts
- Because the flag is so easily confused with the Dutch one, Luxembourg has repeatedly debated replacing it with the 'Red Lion' flag taken from its coat of arms.
- Luxembourg is the world's only remaining grand duchy.
Luxembourg at a glance
- Capital
- Luxembourg
- Region
- Western Europe
- Population
- 677,012
- Area
- 2,586 km²
- Languages
- German, French, Luxembourgish
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Flag adopted
- 1972
Flags often confused with Luxembourg
- Netherlands: Luxembourg and the Netherlands are both red, white and blue horizontal stripes. Luxembourg's bottom stripe is a lighter sky blue; the Netherlands' is a darker blue.
- Paraguay: Luxembourg and Paraguay are both red, white and blue horizontal stripes. Paraguay has a round emblem in the center and a darker blue; Luxembourg's is plain, with light sky blue.
- Croatia: Croatia and Luxembourg are both red, white and blue. Croatia has a large checkerboard shield in the center; Luxembourg is plain with a lighter blue.