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14 INFOGRAPHICS ONTHE GRAND DUCHY

2018

At a glance 

Climate, territory and geography

Multicultural population

History

Linguistic situation

National symbols

Culture and traditions

Politics and institutions

Economy and key economic sectors

Import and export

Labour market

Mobility 

Quality of life 

Luxembourg in the world 

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Contents

Germany

France

Belgium

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At a glance

1839

Constitutional monarchy

Year of its

independence

590,700 inhabitants:

52.3% Luxembourgers

47.7% foreigners

148 km

Borders:

135 km73 km

HRH Grand Duke Henri Founding member of the EU

Currency: 1 EUR = 100 cents

Time zone

Decimal system: 1 kg = 1,000 gMetric system: 1 m = 100 cm

National flagLuxembourg, the capital

Luxembourg, one of the

three �capitals’ of the EU,

with Brussels and Strasbourg

Xavier Bettel

Prime Minister,

Minister of State

Germany

France

Belgium15:0

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The Valley of the

Seven Castles

Luxembourg,

the capital

The Moselle region

Woodland area:

91,400 ha (35%)

The Mullerthal region –

Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland

Water surfaces: 0.6%

The Ardennes

The Land of

the Red Rocks

Wasserbillig

Minimum

altitude (130 m)

Wilwerdange

Maximum

altitude (560 m)

JANUARY1.4° C

JULY18.6° C

Average

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Climate, territory andgeography

The Valley of the

Seven Castles

Luxembourg,

the capital

The Moselle region

Woodland area:

91,400 ha (35%)

The Mullerthal region –

Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland

Water surfaces: 0.6%

The Ardennes

The Land of

the Red Rocks

Wasserbillig

Minimum

altitude (130 m)

Wilwerdange

Maximum

altitude (560 m)

JANUARY1.4° C

JULY18.6° C

Average

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Multicultural population

Dudelange

20,500

Differdange

25,400

Esch-sur-Alzette

34,400

Luxembourg

114,300

Foreign residents:

47.7%

590,700 inhabitants

Luxembourgers:

52.3%

Portuguese: 16.4%

French: 7.5%

Italians: 3.6%

Belgians: 3.4%

Germans: 2.2%

Other nationalities

- EU: 5.8%

- Third country nationals: 7%

Most populated cities

More than 170 different

nationalities live in Luxembourg

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Lucilinbu

rhuc

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History

1912

1919

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1848

First

World

W

ar

Second

World

W

ar

1815

1795

1890

Lucilinbu

rhuc

1354

The fortr

ess

of Luxem

bourg

becomes a

true

‘Gibraltar

of

the North

’

The Duchy of Luxembourg was

annexed to France as Départe-

ment des Forêts (1795)

Congress of Vienna: creation

of the Grand Duchy of Luxem-

bourg, which was assigned to

the King of the Netherlands,

William I (1815)

Treaty of London:

The Grand Duchy acquires

its current geographical form

(1839)

Status of a neutral state and

dismantling of the Luxembourg

fortress (1

867)

Since the reign of Grand Duke

Adolf (1890-1905), Luxem-

bourg has had its own dynasty,

the Nassau-Weilbourg

Constitution: freedoms and

fundamental rights fo

r citizens

(1848)

A province of the Nether-

lands (15th to 18th century)

First steelworks in the south

of the country (1870)

The Duchy of Luxembourg

is passed on to the Spanish

Habsbourgs (1555)

Spain cedes the southern

part of the Duchy of Luxem-

bourg to France (1659)

Louis XIV has to return

the Duchy of Luxembourg

to Spain (1697)

The Duchy of Luxembourg

passes under Austrian rule

(1715)

Emperor Charles IV elevates

the County of Luxembourg

to the rank of duchy (1354)

Small fort acquired

by Count Siegfried

(963) Henri VII (1308-1313)

Charles IV (1346-1378)

Wenceslas (1376-1400)

Sigismond (1410-1437)

These princes of

Luxembourg wore

the crown of the

Holy Roman Empire

(1308-1437)

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

(10.9.1944)

Grand Duchess

Marie-Adélaïde (1912-1919)

Grand Duchess Charlotte

(1919-1964)

Grand Duke Henri

(2000-...)

Grand Duke Jean

(1964-2000)

Ancient borders of the

Duchy of Luxembourg (1815) to Prussia

(1659) to France(1659) to France

Today’s territo

ry

(1839) to Belgium

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Linguistic situation

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At work

In the mediaAt home

At work

In secondary education

In fundamental education

Legislative language

In child education

and care services

In the grand-ducal police

Administrative and

judicial languages

At the Chamber of

Deputies (Parliament)

National language:

Lëtzebuergesch

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National symbols

National motto

‘Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sin

n’

National anthem

National day

Flame of remembrance

Fireworks

Gëlle Fra

De Wilhelmus

Anthem of the

grand-ducal house

Coat of arms

of the state

Military

parade

De Renert

Torchlight

procession

HRH Grand Duke Henri

National flag

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Culture and traditions

MUDAM, Museum

of Modern Art

Grand Duke Jean

National Museum of

History and Art

European Capital

of Culture 1995, 2007

and 2022

Echternach hopping

procession (UNESCO)

Old town and fortress o

f

Luxembourg (UNESCO)

Wine Route

Pretzel Sunday

Carnival

Schueberfouer

Clervaux castle:

‘The Family of Man’

photo exhibition (UNESCO)

Rockhal

Open-air festivals

and concertsCandlemasHämmelsm

arsch

Philharmonie

Luxembourg

Grand Theatre of the

City of Luxembourg

Éimaischen

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Politics and institutions

CSV: 23

ADR: 3

Déi Lénk: 2

DP: 13

LSAP: 13

Déi Gréng: 6

Déi GréngLSAPDP

Constitutional monarchy

President of the Council of

State: Georges Wivenes

President of the Chamber

of Deputies (Parliament):

Mars Di Bartolomeo

DPDemocratic Party

Déi Gréng

Green Party

LSAP

Luxembourg Socialist

Workers’ Party

12 cantons

60 MPs

Electors

102 municipalities

Courts and trib

unals

Head of State:

HRH Grand Duke Henri

Head of government:

Xavier Bettel

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Economy andkey economic sectors

Subscriptions to broadband

Internet: 96%

Finance

Digital economy

Automotive

components sector

Industry

Logistics

Aerospace sector

Luxembourg =

seat of European

institutions

Health technologies

Audiovisual production

Research and innovation

Environmental technologies

Craft industry

Shipping

Tourism

Agriculture

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Import and export

International airport

Luxembourg-Findel

Logistics: rail

Logistics: aircraft

Logistics: road

Logistics: ship

Transport equipment

Manufactured goods in metal

Mineral fuels

Machinery

Chemicals

Food products

Crude materials

Beverages and tobacco

177,000 incoming

commuters

73% foreigners employed

on the domestic labour

market

Industry

Craft industry

COMMERCEFINANCE

ADMINISTRATION

SOCIAL SERVICES

INTERNATIONAL

393,000 employees

Employment rate

(15-64 years): 66%

Unemployment rate: 6.4%

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Labour market

177,000 incoming

commuters

73% foreigners employed

on the domestic labour

market

Industry

Craft industry

COMMERCEFINANCE

ADMINISTRATION

SOCIAL SERVICES

INTERNATIONAL

393,000 employees

Employment rate

(15-64 years): 66%

Unemployment rate: 6.4%

P+RLuxembourg

Soft mobility600 km cycle paths

Vel’oh!

75 bike terminals

Taxi

e-car

International airport

Luxembourg-Findel

mKaart: valid for th

e

entire public transport

network

mBox

TGV (Luxembourg-Paris)

(Luxembourg-Strasbourg-

Montpellier-Marseille)

Carloh and Flex:

30 car sharing terminals

Regional bus

Tram

Regional train

Free and

dense motorway

network

Multimodal hub

Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg

Park & Ride

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Mobility

P+RLuxembourg

Soft mobility600 km cycle paths

Vel’oh!

75 bike terminals

Taxi

e-car

International airport

Luxembourg-Findel

mKaart: valid for th

e

entire public transport

network

mBox

TGV (Luxembourg-Paris)

(Luxembourg-Strasbourg-

Montpellier-Marseille)

Carloh and Flex:

30 car sharing terminals

Regional bus

Tram

Regional train

Free and

dense motorway

network

Multimodal hub

Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg

Park & Ride

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Quality of life

Effective healthcare

system

Mobility

Students in the

education system

(official programme)

Public: 84%

Private: 4%

Life expectancy at birth

Men: 80.7 years

Women: 85.4 years

7.5/10: overall life

satisfaction of

Luxembourgers

(Eurostat)

83% of the population

feel safe

304 policemen per

100,000 inhabitants

Mobile phoneWashing machine

Computer

Refrigerator

Television

13:55

92.4%94.9%

95%95.8%

98.1%

97% of households have

a ‘minimum standard’

High housing pricesAnnual median income

by adult equivalent:

35,268 EUR

People living in a six-person-

household have an average

space per person of:

69% of households

are owners

Vehicles per

household: 1.26

Average sale price

of houses under

construction:

6,100 EUR/m2

People living on their own

have an average space of:

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Luxembourg in the world

Jacques Santer

President of the European

Commission (1995-1999)

Jean-Claude Juncker

President of the European

Commission (2014-...)

Gaston Thorn

President of the European

Commission (1981-1985)

Pierre Werner

‘Father of the euro’

Robert Schuman

‘Founding father of the EU’

Court of Justice of

the European Union

European Court

of Auditors

Founding member of the

Benelux Union (1944)

Founding member of the

Council of Europe (1949)

European Stability

Mechanism

Official Development

Assistance (1% of GNI)

Founding member of

the ECSC (1951) and

the EEC (1957)

Schengen Agreements

Founding member

of OECD, OSCE, UN,

NATO...

Strong implication

in the European

integration process

European

Investment Bank

PublisherInformation and Press Service of the Luxembourg Government, in collaboration with the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies

LayoutHuman Made

PrintingImprimerie Centrale

ISBN 978-2-87999-283-9

December 2017