[3] Emmetten has an area, as of 2006[update], of 25 square kilometers (9.7 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (13.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

[4] The municipality is located along the cantonal highway between Beckenried and Seelisberg on both sides of the Egg crossing over the edge of Lake Lucerne.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (91.8%), with English being second most common ( 1.8%) and Italian being third ( 1.5%).

[7] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 87.1% of the vote.