Everything you need to know about the country of Luxembourg in one fact sheet

1. Belgique
Deutschland
France
Belgique
Deutschland
France
6°8'E
49°37'N
1839
GMT/UTC +1
220V-240V
50 Hz
AT A GLANCE
+352
www.lu
11:00
Luxembourg,
the capital
Constitutional monarchy
Founding member of the EU
Decimal system: 1 kg = 1,000 g
Metric system: 1 m = 100 cm
Currency: 1 EUR = 100 cents
Luxembourg, one of the
three 'capitals' of the EU
Xavier Bettel
Prime Minister,
Minister of State
National flag
Borders
Time zone
563,000inhabitants
148 km
73 km
135 km
Year of its independence
HRH Grand Duke Henri
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2. CLIMATE
CLIMATE, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY
JANUARY JULY
1.4° C 18.6° C
(average)
The Valley of the
Seven Castles
The Land of the
Red Rocks
Sûre (135 km)
Maximum altitude (560 m)
WILWERDANGE WASSERBILLIG
The Moselle region
Moselle (38 km)
Minimum altitude (130 m)
The Ardennes
Alzette (68 km)
Woodland area
91,400 ha (35%)
Water surfaces (0.6%)
The Mullerthal region,
Luxembourg's Little Switzerland
Luxembourg,
the capital
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3. MULTICULTURAL POPULATION
Other nationalities
- EU 7.0%
- Third country nationals 6.5%
Foreign residents in Luxembourg (45.9%)
+/- 170 different nationalities
live in Luxembourg
Luxembourgers (54.1%)
Portuguese (16.4%)
French (7.0%)
Italians (3.5%)
Belgians (3.3%)
Germans (2.3%)
Most populated cities
Dudelange
19,700
Differdange
24,300
Esch-sur-Alzette
33,300
Luxembourg
111,300
563,000 inhabitants
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4. LINGUISTIC SITUATION
In the media
?
xxx
At work
In secondary education
In early childhood
education
Legislative language
Administrative languages
and languages used for
legal purposes
In everyday life
At work
With the grand-ducal police
In fundamental education
At the Chamber of Deputies
(parliament)
National language:
Lëtzebuergesch
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5. LABOUR MARKET
371,600 employees (2014)
Industry
Employment rate
(15-64 years): 66.6%
Crafts
Administration
Finance
Commerce
Social services
International
70%
of the country's workforce are
immigrants or non-resident commuters
7.1% unemployment rate
164,000
non-resident commuters
71%
foreigners employed on
the domestic labour
market
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6. ECONOMY AND KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS
Health technologies
Audiovisual production
Shipping
Research and
innovation
Finance
Environment technologies
Information and communication
technologies (ICT)
Logistics
Aerospace sector
Automotive components
sector
Industry
Tourism
Crafts
Logistics
Agriculture
Broadband Internet
coverage: 96%
Luxembourg =
seat of European
institutions
Founding member of major
international organisations:
EU, UN, NATO, OECD, Benelux
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7. NATIONAL SYMBOLS
JUNE
‘Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn’
National motto
National anthem
De Renert
National flag
Flame of remembrance
Military parade
Torchlight procession
Wilhelmus
Anthem of the grand-ducal house
HRH Grand Duke Henri
Coat of arms
Gëlle Fra
National day
Fireworks
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8. CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
Echternach hopping
procession (UNESCO)
European Capital of
Culture 1995 and 2007
Fuesend/Carnival
Blues’n Jazz Rallye Liichtmëssdag
Schueberfouer
Clervaux castle:
'The Family of Man'
photo exhibition (UNESCO)
Open-air
festivals
Bretzelsonndeg
Open-air concerts
Philharmonie
Rockhal
Wine route
MUDAM, Musée d'art
moderne Grand-Duc Jean
(museum of modern art)
Grand Théâtre de la
Ville de Luxembourg
(Grand Theatre of the
City of Luxembourg)
National Museum
of History and Art
Fortress and old city centre
of Luxembourg (UNESCO)
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9. QUALITY OF LIFE
97% of households have
a 'minimum standard'
High housing prices
317 policemen per
100,000 inhabitants
SOCIAL
SECURITY
Effective healthcare system
Computer
TV
Refrigerator
Washing machine
Life expectancy at birth:
81.9 years
Mobile phone
Vehicles per household: 1.26
Mobility
1,346 €average/flat:
95.2
30.1
People living in a six-person-
household have an average
space per person of:
People living alone have
an average space of:
Annual median income by
adult equivalent: 33,300 EUR
7.5/10: overall life satisfaction
of Luxembourgers (Eurostat)
POLICE
Education system
public: 89%
private: 11%
85% of the population
feel safe
92.4%
94.9%
95.0%
95.8%
98.1%
13:55
SOLD
69% of households
are owners
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10. POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
HRH Grand Duke Henri
President of the State Council:
Viviane Ecker
Voters
Head of government:
Xavier Bettel
Democratic Party
Green Party
Luxembourg Socialist
Workers' Party
Courts and tribunals
Treaty of London
105 municipalities12 cantons
DP
LSAP
Déi Gréng
DP: 13
LSAP: 13
Dei Gréng: 6
CSV: 23
ADR: 3
Dei Lénk: 2
Chamber of Deputies
60 MPs
Year of
independence
Introduction
of universal
suffrage
1839
1919
President of the Chamber of Deputies
(parliament):
Mars Di Bartolomeo
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11. MOBILITY
International airport of
Luxembourg-Findel
Free and dense
motorway network
Park & Ride
mKaart: valid for the
entire public transport
network
P+R
e-car
Taxi
600 km cycle paths
VelóH: 72 stations
Soft mobility
Regional train
Luxembourg-Paris
Regional bus
Luxembourg
As of 2017: tramway in
Luxembourg City
mBox
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12. IMPORT AND EXPORT
Transport equipment
Manufactured goods in metal
Mineral fuels
Machinery
Chemicals
Food products
Crude materials
Beverages and tobacco
19.1%
13.5%
8.2%
26.4%
15.6%
10.3%
9.5%
8.8%
8.4%
7.1%
2.5%
2.9%
1.9%
12.6%
0.8%
8.5%
GERMANY27.2%
FRANCE13.4%
EUROPE
90.5%
AMERICA
7.1%
ASIA
2.3%
AFRICA
0.0%
EUROPE
86.3%
AMERICA
6.1%
ASIA
5.8%
AFRICA
1.6%
BELGIUM33.9%
BELGIUM13.0%
million EUR18,174
million EUR
11,431
GERMANY27.8%FRANCE13.6%
Logistics: aircraft
Logistics: road
International airport
of Luxembourg-Findel
Logistics: train
Logistics: ship
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13. LUXEMBOURG IN THE WORLD
BE
NE
LUX
Jean-Claude Juncker -
President of the European
Commission (2014-...)
Court of Justice of the
European Union
Robert Schuman -
'Founding father of the EU'
Jacques Santer -
President of the European
Commission (1995-1999)
Gaston Thorn -
President of the European
Commission (1981-1985)
Pierre Werner -
'Father of the euro'
European Investment
Bank (EIB)
European Court
of Auditors
Founding member of
Benelux in 1944
Founding member of the ECSC (1952)
and the EEC (1957)
Founding member
of OECD, OSCE, UN, NATO...
Strong implication in the
European integration process
European Stability
Mechanism
Official Development Assistance
(ODA) (1% of GNI)
Schengen Agreements
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14. HISTORY
963
1308
1346-
1437
Wenceslas (1376-1400)
Sigismond (1410-1437)
Charles IV (1346-1378)
Henri VII (1308-1313)
Founding member
of OECD, UN, NATO...
Second
W
orld
W
ar
Small fort acquired by
Count Siegfried
The Duchy of Luxembourg was
annexed to France as Département
des Forêts (1795)
Constitution: freedoms and
fundamental rights for citizens
These princes of
Luxembourg wore
the crown of the
Holy Roman Empire
Luxembourg is one of
the founding members
of the ECSC (1952) and
the EEC (1957)
The fortress
of Luxembourg
becomes a true
‘Gibraltar
of the
North’
Treaty of London (1839):
the Grand Duchy acquires
its current geographical form
Treaty of London (1867): status of a neutral state
and dismantling of the Luxembourg fortress
Today's territory
Ancient borders of the
Duchy of Luxembourg (1815) to Prussia
(1659) to France
(1659) to France
(1839) to Belgium
The Duchy of Luxembourg
is passed on to the
Spanish Habsbourgs
Louis XIV has to return
the Duchy of Luxembourg
to Spain
The Duchy of Luxembourg
passes under Austrian
rule
Since the reign of Grand Duke
Adolf (1890-1905), Luxembourg
has had its own dynasty,
the Nassau-Weilbourg
Spain cedes the southern
part of the Duchy of
Luxembourg to France
First steelworks in the
south of the country
(1870)
1555
1555
1659
1697
1715
1848
Founding member
of Benelux (1947)
Grand Duke Jean (1964-2000)
Grand Duke Henri (2000-...)
Grand Duchess
Charlotte (1919-1964)
Grand Duchess
Marie-Adélaïde (1912-1919)
Neutral Luxembourg is
invaded by the German army
(1914)
Neutral Luxembourg is
invaded by the German army
(1940)
Luxembourg City is liberated
by the American army
(10 September 1944)
First
W
orld
W
ar
Lucilinburhuc
Congress of Vienna: creation of the Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg, which was assigned to the
King of the Netherlands, William I (1815)
A province of the
Netherlands
(15th to 18th century)
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