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Clerve valley near Alscheid, Luxembourg. Image: Webwalker

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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. The country shares international borders with Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south.

Luxembourg's geography offers two principal regions: the Oesling, a part of the Ardennes massif, a hilly region with large mixed forests in the north, and the Gutland ("good country"), the relatively urbanized region in the south.

With an area of 2586 km² (999 sqm), Luxembourg is more than 10 times smaller than neighboring Belgium, or slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

The Grand Duchy has a population of 576.000 people (in 2016), capital and largest city is Luxembourg-City (Lëtzebuerg), with about 100.000 citizens. Spoken language is Luxembourgish, administrative languages are French, German, and Luxembourgish.

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Country Profile

Background:
Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both World Wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union) and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.

Official Name:
Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
short form: Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Lëtzebuerg
int'l long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
int'l short form:

ISO Country Code: LU, LUX, .lu

Time:
Local Time = UTC +1h (summer +2)
Actual Time: Mon-Mar-24 13:24

Country Calling Code: +352

Capital City: Luxembourg City (pop. 76,600)

Other Cities: Esch-sur-Alzette (pop. 28,200), Differdange (pop. 19,000), Dudelange (pop. 17,800)

Government:
Constitutional monarchy.
Independence: 1839.
Constitution: 1868.

Geography:
Location: Western Europe; landlocked.
Area: 2,586 sq. km. (999 sq. mi.).
Terrain: Continuation of slightly mountainous Belgian Ardennes in the north, in the south the hilly extension of French Lorraine plateau.

Climate: Continental, mild summers and moderate snowfall in winter.

People:
Nationality: Noun -- Luxembourger(s). Adjective -- Luxembourgian.
Population: 576,000 (2016)
Ethnic groups: Celtic base with French and German blend; large communities of ethnic Portuguese, Italians, French, Belgians, and Germans.
Religion: 87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims.
Languages: Luxembourgish, French, and German (Official); English is widely spoken.
Literacy: 100%.

Natural resources: Iron ore, (no longer exploited), timber.

Agriculture products: Dairy, wine,potatoes, wheat, fruits, forestry, animal feed crops.

Industries: Banking and financial services, steel, chemicals.

Exports - commodities: machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass

Exports - partners: Germany 22.1%, Belgium 16.7%, France 16.6%, UK 4.7%, Italy 4.6%, Netherlands 4% (2015)

Imports - commodities: commercial aircraft, minerals, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, luxury consumer goods

Imports - partners: Belgium 27.6%, Germany 22.9%, China 11.7%, France 9.5%, USA 8.4%, Netherlands 4.2%, Mexico 4.1% (2015)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Political System
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy and a prominent financial center. The country is a member of the Benelux Economic Union and was one of the founding members of the European Union. Monarchical chief of state is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Head of government is the prime minister, appointed by the Grand Duke (normally the most popular voted candidate). In the legislative system of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, either Parliament or Government may propose a bill.

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Official Sites of Luxembourg

Gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Government

Conseil d'Etat
The Luxembourg State Council.

Chambre des Députés
The chamber of deputies (in French)

Ministère des Affaires étrangères et de l'Immigration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Diplomatic Missions
Diplomatic Missions of Luxembourg Abroad
Address list of Luxembourg's Diplomatic Missions abroad and
Foreign Diplomatic Missions accredited to Luxembourg.

Statistics
Luxembourg statec
Central Service for Statistics and Economic Studies.

Maps

Map of Luxembourg
Political Map of Luxembourg.

Google Earth Map Luxembourg
Searchable map and satellite view of Luxembourg.

Google Earth Map Luxembourg City
Luxembourg of Luxembourg's capital city.

Map of Europe
Political Map of Europe.

Centre Drosbach on the Cloche d'or, Luxembourg

Centre Drosbach at Cloche d'or, Luxembourg city.
Image: Bdx


News Tageblatt Daily news (in French) Télécran Luxemburger Magazin (in German) wort.lu Luxembourg news (in German an English) Zeitung vum Lëtzebuerger Vollek More Luxembourg news (in German) Woxx The other weekly (in French and German) TV/Radio RTL Radio and Television Luxembourg. Eldoradio Popmusic station.	Bookmark/share this page

Arts & Culture

Archives Nationales (AN)
The National Archives.
Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg
The National Library (French)

Centre national de la littérature CNL
Luxembourg's national center for literatur.

Arts
Statermuséeën
Federation of museums of the city of Luxembourg (in French).

Casino Luxembourg
Forum for Contemporary Art.
Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean
Museum of Modern Art or MUDAM.

Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art
National Museum of History and Art.
Musée national d'histoire naturelle
National Museum of Natural History.

Theater
Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg
Luxembourg's Grand Theater.

Music
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Official website of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra.
Festival d'Echternach
Festival for classical music.

Agenda.lu
Event calender for Luxembourg (in French)

Christmas market in Luxembourg
© Luxembourg Tourist Office - London

Business & Economy

Luxembourg's high-income economy has a solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, machinery and equipment, rubber, automotive components, and other products. The financial sector, which accounts for about 36% of GDP, is the leading sector in the country's economy.

Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL)
The Central Bank of Luxembourg.
Banque Générale Luxembourg
One of the largest banks in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Bourse de Luxembourg
Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Chambre de Commerce du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce.

Transportation
Airlines
Luxair
Luxembourg's national carrier.

Airport
lux-Airport
Luxembourg-Findel International is Luxembourg's only international airport.

Rail
CFL
The National Railway Company.

Travel and Tour Consumer Information

Destination Luxembourg - Travel and Tour Guides

Discover Luxembourg: the Capital City and European Capital of Culture 2007, Ardennes, Mullerthal, the little Switzerland, Moselle and Red rocks
Find accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, and much more.

Visit Luxembourg
Luxembourg National Tourist Office in the official guide to Luxembourg.

Luxembourg City
Events calendar of Luxembourg City

The Luxembourg Ardennes
Information about the Luxembourg Ardennes region.
Mullerthal
Tourism information for the Mullerthal region.
Entente Touristique de la Moselle
Tourism office for the Moselle region.
Entente Touristique du Sud
Tourism office for the southern region (in French).

Cities
Luxembourg
Official city website of Luxembourg City (in French).
Luxembourg
Luxembourg and Greater Region, European Capital of Culture.
Luxembourg City Tourist Office
Information for Luxembourg City tourists.

Ville d'Esch-sur-Alzette
Official website of the village Esch-sur-Alzette (in French).

Hotels
Hotels.lu
Hotels and Restaurants in Luxembourg.


Education Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg University of Luxembourg (French) Sacred Heart University Luxembourg RESTENA (Réseau Téléinformatique de l'Education Nationale et de la Recherche) The National Network for Education and Research.

Environment & Nature

Governmental
Portail de l'Environnement du Grand-duché de Luxembourg
Government portal for the Environment (in French).

NGOs
Fondation Hëllef fir d'Natur
Foundation Help for Nature (in German and French).
Mouvement Ecologique
Organisation for environmental protection (in German).
Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois SNL
The Luxembourg Naturalist Society.

Nature
Natural Park of the Upper Sure
Official website of the nature park (in German).

The Luxembourg Ardennes
Region of the Luxembourgish Ardennes.


History History of Luxembourg This is the Grand Duchy! Luxembourg's history, monarchy and national symbols. Luxembourg Sovereigns List of Luxembourg Sovereigns since 963.

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LuxWeb
The Internet Directory for Luxembourg.

Open Directory Project: Luxembourg

Sources and additional Information about Luxembourg

BBC Country Profile: Luxembourg

GlobalEDGE: Luxembourg

OEC: Luxembourg

Wikipedia: Luxembourg

The World Factbook -- Luxembourg