Luxembourg 2015 fact sheet

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Belgique Deutschland France Belgique Deutschland France 6°8'E 49°37'N 1839 GMT/UTC +1 220 V - 240 V 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 563,000 inhabitants 148 km 73 km 135 km Year of its independence HRH Grand Duke Henri © 2015 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.

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Belgique

Deutsch

land

France

Belgique

Deutsch

land

France

6°8'E49°37'N

1839

GMT/UTC +1

220 V - 240 V50 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

563,000

inhabitants

148 km

73 km

135 km

Year of its independence

HRH Grand Duke Henri

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CLIMATE

CLIMATE, TERRITORY AND GEOGRAPHY

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

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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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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LABOUR MARKET

371,600 employees (2014)

Industry

Employment rate

(15-64 years): 66.6%

Crafts

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

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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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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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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, 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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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: 1.26Mobility

1,346 €average/flat:

95.230.1

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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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: 13LSAP: 13

Dei Gréng: 6

CSV: 23

ADR: 3Dei Lénk: 2

Chamber of Deputies

60 MPs

Year of

indep

endenc

e

Introd

uction

of un

iversal

suff

rage

1839

1919

President of the Chamber of Deputies

(parliament):

Mars Di Bartolomeo

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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 pathsVelóH: 72 stations

Soft mobility

Regional train

Luxembourg-Paris

Regional bus

Luxembourg

As of 2017: tramway in

Luxembourg City

mBox

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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

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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HISTORY

963

1308

1346-

1437

Wenceslas (1376-1400)

Sigismond (1410-1437)Charles IV (1346-1378)Henri VII (1

308-1313)

Founding member

of OECD, UN, NATO...Secon

d

World

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 rig

hts 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 fortr

ess

of Lux

embourg

becom

es a tru

e

‘Gibra

ltar

of

the

N

orth’

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)

15551555

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

World

W

ar

Lucilinb

urhuc

Congress of Vienna: creation of the Grand Duchy

of Luxembourg, which was assigned to the

King of the Netherlands, Willia

m I (1815)

A province of the

Netherlands

(15th to 18th century)

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