49°37'n 6°8'e constitutional monarchy -...
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AT A GLANCE
Belgique
Deutsch
land
France
Belgique
Deutsch
land
France
6°8'E49°37'N
1839
GMT/UTC +1
220 V - 240 V50 Hz
+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
563,000
inhabitants
148 km
73 km
135 km
Year of its independence
HRH Grand Duke Henri
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CLIMATE, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY
CLIMATE
JANUARY JULY1.4° 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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MULTICULTURAL POPULATION
Most populated cities
Dudelange
19,700
Differdange
24,300
Esch-sur-Alzette
33,300
Luxembourg
111,300
Foreign residents (45.9%)
563,000 inhabitants
+/- 170 different nationalities
live in Luxembourg
Luxembourgers (54.1%)
Portuguese (16.4%)
French (7.0%)
Italians (3.5%)
Belgians (3.3%)
Germans (2.3%)
Other nationalities
- EU 7.0%
- Third country nationals 6.5%
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LINGUISTIC SITUATION
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At work
In secondary education
In early childhood
education
Legislative language
Administrative and
judicial languages
In everyday life
In the media
At work
Grand-ducal police
In fundamental education
At the Chamber of Deputies
(parliament)
National language:
Lëtzebuergesch
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LABOUR MARKET
AdministrationFinance
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
371,600 employees (2014)
Employment rate
(15-64 years): 66.6%
Industry
Craft industry
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ECONOMY AND KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS
Health technologies
Audiovisual production
Shipping
Research and
innovation
Finance
Environmental
technologies
Digital economy
Logistics
Aerospace sector
Automotive
components
sector
Industry
Tourism
Craft industry
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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NATIONAL SYMBOLS
National day
National day
‘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 of the state
Gëlle Fra
Fireworks
JUNE
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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
PhilharmonieRockhal
Wine route
MUDAM, Museum
of Modern Art
Grand Duke Jean
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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QUALITY OF LIFE
Mobility
13:55
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
1,346 €average/flat:
95.230.1
People living in a six-person-
household have an average
space per person of:
People living on their own
have an average space of:
Education system
public: 89%
private: 11%
85% of the population
feel safe
92.4%94.9%
95.0%95.8%
98.1%
69% of households
are owners
7.5/10: overall life satisfaction
of Luxembourgers (Eurostat)Annual median income by
adult equivalent: 33,300 EUR
POLICE
SOLD
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POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
HRH Grand Duke Henri
President of the Council of State:
Viviane Ecker
Voters
Head of government:
Xavier Bettel
Democratic Party
Green Party
Luxembourg Socialist
Workers’ Party
Courts and tribunals
Treaty of London
LSAP
Déi Gréng President of the Chamber of Deputies
(parliament):
Mars Di Bartolomeo
Year of
indep
endenc
e
Introd
uction
of un
iversal
suff
rage
1839
1919
105 municipalities12 cantons
DP: 13LSAP: 13
Déi Gréng: 6
CSV: 23
ADR: 3Déi Lénk: 2
60 MPs
Chamber of Deputies
DP
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MOBILITY
P+R
Luxembourg
International airport of
Luxembourg-Findel
Free and dense
motorway network
Park & Ride
mKaart: valid for the
entire public transport
network
e-car
600 km cycle pathsVelóH: 72 bike terminals
Soft mobility
Regional train
Luxembourg-Paris
Regional bus
As of 2017: tramway in
Luxembourg City
mBox
Taxi
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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%
AMERICA7.1%
ASIA2.3%
AFRICA0.0%
EUROPE
86.3%
AMERICA
6.1%
ASIA
5.8%
AFRICA
1.6%
BELGIUM33.9%
BELGIUM13.0%
million EUR18,174
million EUR11,431
GERMANY27.8%FRANCE13.6%
Logistics: aircraft
Logistics: road
International airport
of Luxembourg-Findel
Logistics: train
Logistics: ship
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LUXEMBOURG IN THE WORLD
BENE
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 the Benelux union
(1944)
Founding member of the ECSC (1951)
and the EEC (1957)
Founding member
of OECD, OSCE, UN, NATO...
Strong implication in the
European integration process
European Stability
Mechanism
Official Development
Assistance (1% of GNI)
Schengen Agreements
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HISTORY
1354
963Luc
ilinburhu
c
1795
1815
1890
1848
1308 - 1437
1308 - 1437
1919
1912
First
World
W
arSecond
World
W
ar
The fortr
ess
of Lux
embourg
becomes a
true
‘Gibra
ltar of
the N
orth’
Henri VII (1308-1313)
Charles IV (1346-1378)
Wenceslas (1376-1400)
Sigismond (1410-1437)
Since the reign of Grand Duke
Adolf (1890-1905), Luxembourg
has had its own dynasty,
the Nassau-Weilbourg
Small fort acquired by
Count Siegfried
The Duchy of Luxembourg was
annexed to France as Département
des Forêts (1795)
Treaty of London (1839):
the Grand Duchy acquires
its current geographical form
Constitution: freedoms and
fundamental rights for citizens
Congress of Vienna: creation of the Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg, which was assigned to the
King of the Netherlands, William I (1
815)
Treaty of London (1867): status of a neutral state
and dismantling of the Luxembourg fortress
Neutral Luxembourg is
invaded by the German army
(1914)
First steelworks in the
south of the country (1870)
Grand Duchess
Marie-Adélaïde (1912-1919)
Grand Duchess
Charlotte (1919-1964)
Today’s territory
Ancient borders of the
Duchy of Luxembourg
(1815) to Prussia
(1659) to France
(1659) to France(1839) to Belgium
Grand Duke Henri (2000-...)
Grand Duke Jean (1964-2000)
These princes of
Luxembourg wore
the crown of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Duchy of Luxembourg
passes under Austrian
rule
Louis XIV has to return
the Duchy of Luxembourg
to Spain
Spain cedes the southern
part of the Duchy of
Luxembourg to France
The Duchy of Luxembourg
is passed on to the
Spanish Habsbourgs
Founding member of
the Benelux union (1944)
Founding member
of OECD, UN, NATO...
Luxembourg is one of
the founding members
of the ECSC (1951) and
the EEC (1957)
Neutral Luxembourg is
invaded by the German army
(1940)
Luxembourg City is liberated
by the American army
(10 September 1944)
Emperor Charles IV elevates
the County of Luxembourg
to the rank of duchy
A province of the
Netherlands
(15th to 18th century)
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