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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Luxembourg: Luxembourg – small

sovereign country A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terri ...

located in Western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. Luxembourg has a population of half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq mi). Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democracy with a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a

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. It is the world's only remaining sovereign Grand Duchy. The country has a highly developed economy, with the highest Gross Domestic Product per capita in the world (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency 2007). Its historic and strategic importance dates back to its founding as a

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site and Frankish count's

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site in the Early Middle Ages. It was an important bastion along the Spanish road when Spain was the principal

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influencing the whole western hemisphere and beyond in the 14th–17th centuries. Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, Benelux, and the Western European Union, reflecting the political consensus in favour of economic, political, and military integration. The city of Luxembourg, the

capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the European Union. Luxembourg lies on the cultural divide between Romance Europe and Germanic Europe, borrowing customs from each of the distinct traditions. Luxembourg is a trilingual country;

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

, and Luxembourgish are official languages. Although a

secular state A secular state is an idea pertaining to secularity, whereby a State (polity), state is or purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular state claims to treat all its citizens ...

, Luxembourg is predominantly Roman Catholic.

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Luxembourg * Official English country name: The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg * Common

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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Luxembourg *

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

(s): Luxembourger * Etymology: ''Lucilinburhuc'', little castle * International rankings of Luxembourg * ISO country codes: LU, LUX, 442 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LU * Internet country code top-level domain:

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Geography of Luxembourg

Geography of Luxembourg Luxembourg is a small country located in the Low Countries, part of North-West Europe It borders Belgium for to the west and north, France () to the south, and Germany () to the east. Luxembourg is landlocked, separated from the North Sea by Bel ...

* Luxembourg is: a landlocked country * Location: **

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and

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

** Eurasia *** Europe **** Western Europe ** Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (

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) ** Extreme points of Luxembourg *** High:

Kneiff Kneiff is a hill in the Ardennes, in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg, near the tripoint shared with Belgium and Germany. At 560 metres, it is the highest point in the country; it is 1 m taller than Buurgplaatz, which was pre ...

*** Low:

Moselle River The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becom ...

** Land boundaries: 359 km :: 148 km :: 138 km :: 73 km :* Coastline: ''none'' * Population of Luxembourg: 634,730 (2021 estimate) - 163rd most populous country * * Area of Luxembourg: 2,586 km² * Atlas of Luxembourg

Environment of Luxembourg

Environment of Luxembourg The environment of Luxembourg has been affected by the country' rapid population growth (9% between 2000 and 2007, 34% in economy), its heavy road traffic (75% of fuel for vehicles from outside Luxembourg) and its lack of renewable energy resources. ...

* Climate of Luxembourg *

Renewable energy in Luxembourg Renewable energy in Luxembourg comes from hydro power, wind, biomass and solar power Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated sola ...

* Geology of Luxembourg * Global warming in Luxembourg * Protected areas of Luxembourg ** Biosphere reserves in Luxembourg ** National parks of Luxembourg * Wildlife of Luxembourg **

Fauna of Luxembourg Fauna of Luxembourg may refer to: * List of birds of Luxembourg * List of Lepidoptera of Luxembourg * List of mammals of Luxembourg See also * Outline of Luxembourg The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lux ...

*** Birds of Luxembourg *** Mammals of Luxembourg

Natural geographic features of Luxembourg

* Rivers of Luxembourg * Sandstone formation in Luxembourg * World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg

Regions of Luxembourg

* Regions of Luxembourg: Gutland;

Oesling The Oesling or Ösling () is a region covering the northern part of both the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, within the greater Ardennes area that also covers parts of Belgium and France. The Oesling covers 32% of the terri ...

Ecoregions of Luxembourg

List of ecoregions in Luxembourg * Ecoregions in Luxembourg

Administrative divisions of Luxembourg

Administrative divisions of Luxembourg * Districts of Luxembourg ** Cantons of Luxembourg *** Communes of Luxembourg

= Districts of Luxembourg

= Cantons of Luxembourg

= Communes of Luxembourg

= Municipalities of Luxembourg

= *

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Luxembourg: Luxembourg City * Cities of Luxembourg

= Villages of Luxembourg

= * List of villages in Luxembourg

Demography of Luxembourg

Demographics of Luxembourg

Government and politics of Luxembourg

Politics of Luxembourg The politics of Luxembourg takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Luxembourg is the head of government, and the multi-party system. Executive power is under the constituti ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: Constitutional monarchy *

of Luxembourg: Luxembourg City *

Elections in Luxembourg Elections in Luxembourg are held to determine the political composition of the representative institutions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a liberal representative democracy, with universal suffrage guaranteed under the constitutio ...

* Political parties in Luxembourg

Branches of the government of Luxembourg

Government of Luxembourg

Foreign relations of Luxembourg

Foreign relations of Luxembourg The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has long been a prominent supporter of European political and economic integration. In 1921, Luxembourg and Belgium formed the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) to create an inter-exchangeable currency and ...

Diplomatic missions in Luxembourg This article lists diplomatic missions resident in Luxembourg. At present, the capital city of Luxembourg City hosts 23 embassies. Several other countries have non-resident embassies accredited from other capitals, in particular Brussels and Pari ...

Diplomatic missions of Luxembourg This is a list of diplomatic missions of Luxembourg, excluding honorary consulates. It is represented by Belgium in countries that do not host a Luxembourg diplomatic mission. Africa * ** Ouagadougou (Embassy) * ** Praia (Embassy) * ** Addis Aba ...

International organization membership

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a member of: * Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member) * Australia Group *

Benelux Economic Union The Benelux Union ( nl, Benelux Unie; french: Union Benelux; lb, Benelux-Unioun), also known as simply Benelux, is a politico-economic union and formal international intergovernmental cooperation of three neighboring states in western Europe: B ...

(Benelux) *

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...

(CE) * Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) * Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) *

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focus ...

(EBRD) *

European Investment Bank The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union's investment bank and is owned by the EU Member States. It is one of the largest supranational lenders in the world. The EIB finances and invests both through equity and debt solutions ...

(EIB) *

European Space Agency , owners = , headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France , coordinates = , spaceport = Guiana Space Centre , seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png , seal_size = 130px , image = Views in the Main Control Room (1205 ...

(ESA) * European Union (EU) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

International Atomic Energy Agency The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. It was established in 1957 ...

(IAEA) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Energy Agency The International Energy Agency (IEA) is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organisation, established in 1974, that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data on the entire global energy sector, with a recent focus on curbing carb ...

(IEA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Migration (IOM) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) * North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) * Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) * Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) *'' Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' (OIF) *

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries ...

(OECD) *

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

(OSCE) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

(OAS) (observer) * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) * Schengen Convention * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) * United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * Western European Union (WEU) * World Confederation of Labour (WCL) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Trade Organization (WTO) *

World Veterans Federation The World Veterans Federation (WVF) is the world's largest international veteran organisation. The federation consists of 172 veterans organizations from 121 countries representing some 60 million veterans worldwide. It is a humanitarian organisa ...

Zangger Committee The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) which entered into force on March 5, 1970. Under the terms of Article III.2 International ...

(ZC)

Law and order in Luxembourg

Law of Luxembourg The law of Luxembourg is civil law. From the Tenth Century to the Fifteenth Century the law of the Grand Duchy was customary law. Constitution There were constitutions of 1841, 1848, 1856 and 1868. The constitution was revised in 1919, 1948 and ...

* Constitution of Luxembourg *

Crime in Luxembourg In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

* Human rights in Luxembourg **

LGBT rights in Luxembourg Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Luxembourg enjoy similar rights to non-LGBT people. Partnerships, which grant many of the benefits of marriage, have been recognised since 2004. In June 2014, the Luxembourgish Parliament p ...

** Freedom of religion in Luxembourg * Law enforcement in Luxembourg

Military of Luxembourg

Military of Luxembourg * Command ** Commander-in-chief:

Grand Duke Henri Henri (french: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume, ; born 16 April 1955) is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He has reigned since 7 October 2000. Henri, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, is a f ...

Minister for Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...

: Jean-Marie Halsdorf *** Ministry of Defence of Luxembourg **

Chief of Defence The chief of defence (or head of defence) is the highest ranked commissioned officer of a nation's armed forces. The acronym CHOD is in common use within NATO and the European Union as a generic term for the highest national military position withi ...

Gaston Reinig General Gaston Reinig (born 17 November 1956 in Diekirch) is a Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duch� ...

* Forces **

Army of Luxembourg The Luxembourg Armed Forces (; french: Armée luxembourgeoise) are the national military force of Luxembourg. The army has been a fully volunteer military since 1967. , it has 939 personnel. The army is under civilian control, with the grand ...

** Navy of Luxembourg: None ** Air Force of Luxembourg ** Special forces of Luxembourg * Military history of Luxembourg * Military ranks of Luxembourg

Local government in Luxembourg

History of Luxembourg

History of Luxembourg The history of Luxembourg consists of the history of the country of Luxembourg and its geographical area. Although its recorded history can be traced back to Roman times, the history of Luxembourg proper is considered to begin in 963. Over the f ...

* Timeline of the history of Luxembourg * Current events of Luxembourg *

Celtic Luxembourg Celtic Luxembourg existed during the period from roughly 600 BC until 100 AD, when the Celts inhabited what is now the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Their culture was well developed, especially from the 1st century BC, as can be seen ...

* County of Luxembourg *

Duchy of Luxembourg The Duchy of Luxemburg ( nl, Luxemburg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg; lb, Lëtzebuerg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, the ancestral homeland of the noble House of Luxembourg. The House of Luxembourg, now Duke of Limburg, becam ...

* Habsburg Netherlands * Forêts * German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I *

Luxembourg in World War II The involvement of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in World War II began with its invasion by German forces on 10 May 1940 and lasted beyond its liberation by Allied forces in late 1944 and early 1945. Luxembourg was placed under occupation and wa ...

* Military history of Luxembourg

Culture of Luxembourg

Culture of Luxembourg * Architecture of Luxembourg ** Tallest structures in Luxembourg * Cuisine of Luxembourg *

Festivals in Luxembourg A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival co ...

* Languages of Luxembourg **

Multilingualism in Luxembourg Multilingualism is a part of everyday life for the population of Luxembourg. Legally and socially, different sectors of Luxembourg use French language, French, German language, German, and Luxembourgish language, Luxembourgish, which is a variety o ...

** Luxembourgish
Luxembourg American Cultural Society
* Media in Luxembourg ** Newspapers in Luxembourg **

Radio stations in Luxembourg Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

** Television in Luxembourg *

Museums in Luxembourg This is a list of museums in Luxembourg. Luxembourg City *A Gadder *Abbey Museum *Am Tunnel *Casino Luxembourg *European Museum Schengen *General Patton Museum *Industry and Railway Park Fond-de-Gras *Konschthal Esch *Kulturhuef Asbl *Luxembo ...

National symbols of Luxembourg There are a number of national symbols of Luxembourg, representing Luxembourg or its people in either official or unofficial capacities. Under Luxembourgian law, 'national emblem' (french: emblèmes nationaux) is strictly-defined as the nation ...

** Coat of arms of Luxembourg ** Flag of Luxembourg **

National anthem of Luxembourg "" (formerly ""; , ) is the national anthem of Luxembourg. Written by Michel Lentz in 1859 and set to music by Jean Antoine Zinnen in 1864, it is performed at national celebrations, while the royal anthem, or, more accurately, the grand ducal a ...

People of Luxembourg Luxembourgers ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerger ) are a Germanic ethnic group and nation native to their nation state of Luxembourg, where they make up around half of the population. They share the culture of Luxembourg and speak Luxembourgish. Luxem ...

Social class in Luxembourg Social class in Luxembourg after 1945 is generally based on occupation, personal income, and spending power as well as rights to social welfare rather than birth circumstances and family background. The country's demographic situation has change ...

* Prostitution in Luxembourg * Public holidays in Luxembourg * Records of Luxembourg * Religion in Luxembourg ** Christianity in Luxembourg ***

Roman Catholicism in Luxembourg The Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg ( la, Archidioecesis Luxemburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, comprising the entire Grand Duchy. The diocese was founded in 1870, and it ...

***

Protestantism in Luxembourg The practice of Protestantism in Luxembourg is divided across several different churches and Christian denomination, denominations. The largest Protestant churches in the Grand Duchy are the Protestant Church of Luxembourg, Church of England, and ...

** Hinduism in Luxembourg **

Islam in Luxembourg Muslims in Luxembourg are a super-minority together with: Protestants, Orthodox Christians, and Jews. Since 2015, Islam is legally recognized in the country. Migration Until the 1970s, Luxembourg's Muslim population was small. In the mid ...

Judaism in Luxembourg The history of the Jews in Luxembourg dates back to the 1200s. There are roughly 1,200 Jews in Luxembourg, and Jews form one of the largest and most important religious and ethnic minority communities in Luxembourg historically. Judaism is th ...

** Sikhism in Luxembourg * World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg

Art in Luxembourg

Nicolas Liez Vue de la ville de Luxembourg depuis le Fetschenhof

Art of Luxembourg * Notable artists ** Painters from Luxembourg * Architecture of Luxembourg * Photography in Luxembourg **

Photothèque (Luxembourg) The Photothèque (officially Photothèque de la Ville de Luxembourg) in Luxembourg City in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg houses several large collections of photographs of the city taken between 1855 and today. Open to the public, it is modelled ...

Cinema of Luxembourg Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking * ...

Literature of Luxembourg The literature of Luxembourg is little known beyond the country's borders, partly because Luxembourg authors write in one or more of the three official languages (French, German and Luxembourgish), partly because many works are specifically directed ...

** Servais Prize *

Music of Luxembourg The Music of Luxembourg is an important component of the country's cultural life. The new Philharmonie concert hall provides a venue for orchestral concerts while opera is frequently presented in the theatres. Rock, pop and jazz are also popular w ...

* Theatre in Luxembourg ** Théâtre des Capucins

Sports in Luxembourg

Sports in Luxembourg Unlike in most countries in Europe, sports in Luxembourg are not concentrated upon a particular national sport, but encompasses a number of sports, both team and individual. Despite the lack of a central sporting focus, over 100,000 people in ...

Football in Luxembourg Football in Luxembourg is governed by the Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF), which is a member of FIFA and UEFA. The FLF organises the men's, women's and futsal national teams, in addition to the main domestic competitions, the National ...

Luxembourg at the Olympics Luxembourg's National Olympic Committee, the Luxembourg Olympic and Sporting Committee, was founded in 1912 and sent its first team to the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Only three athletes won medals competing for Luxembourg in the Summer Oly ...

Luxembourg national baseball team The Luxembourg national baseball team is the national baseball team of Luxembourg. The team represents Luxembourg in international competitions of baseball. National sports teams of Luxembourg, baseball National baseball teams in Europe {{E ...

Economy and infrastructure of Luxembourg

Economy of Luxembourg The economy of Luxembourg is largely dependent on the banking, steel, and industrial sectors. Luxembourgers enjoy the highest Lists of countries by GDP per capita, per capita gross domestic product in the world, according to an International Mon ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 65th (sixty-fifth) * Accountancy in Luxembourg *

Agriculture in Luxembourg Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...

* Banking in Luxembourg ** National Bank of Luxembourg ** Luxembourg for Finance *

Communications in Luxembourg Luxembourg is known for opening local television and radio stations in other countries. RTL Group is operated in many countries. Luxembourg is the home of the world's biggest satellite company, SES, located in Betzdorf. Statistics * Telephones ...

Internet in Luxembourg Luxembourg is known for opening local television and radio stations in other countries. RTL Group is operated in many countries. Luxembourg is the home of the world's biggest satellite company, SES, located in Betzdorf. Statistics * Telephones ...

* Companies of Luxembourg Euro banknotes 2002

* Currency of Luxembourg: Euro (see also: Euro topics) ** Previous currency: Luxembourgish franc **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

EUR The euro (symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . Th ...

Electricity sector in Luxembourg Electricity sector in Luxembourg describes electricity issues in Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a member of OECD and European Union. Luxembourg imports most of its energy. Luxembourg is the EU country with the second smallest forecast of renewables in ...

Energy in Luxembourg Energy in Luxembourg describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Luxembourg. Energy policy of Luxembourg will describe the politics of Luxembourg related to energy in greater detail. Electricity sector in Luxembourg is ...

** Energy policy of Luxembourg ** Oil industry in Luxembourg **

Nuclear energy in Luxembourg Energy in Luxembourg describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Luxembourg. Energy policy of Luxembourg will describe the politics of Luxembourg related to energy in greater detail. Electricity sector in Luxembourg is ...

Health care in Luxembourg Healthcare in Luxembourg is based on three fundamental principles: compulsory health insurance, free choice of healthcare provider for patients and compulsory compliance of providers in the set fixed costs for the services rendered. Citizens are c ...

* Mining in Luxembourg * Social welfare in Luxembourg *

Steel industry in Luxembourg In the industrial sector, the Luxembourg steel industry continues to occupy the first place in the country, even after the industrial reforms which have taken place since the 1960s. History Early development Iron was already worked and processed ...

* Luxembourg Stock Exchange * Tourism in Luxembourg ** Valley of the Seven Castles ** Visa policy of Luxembourg *

Transport in Luxembourg Transport in Luxembourg is ensured principally by road, rail and air. There are also services along the river Moselle which forms the border with Germany. The road network has been significantly modernised in recent years with motorways to adjacent ...

Airports in Luxembourg This is a list of airports in Luxembourg, sorted by location. List See also * Transport in Luxembourg * List of airports by ICAO code: E#EL – Luxembourg * Wikipedia: Airline destination lists: Europe#Luxembourg References External li ...

Rail transport in Luxembourg Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' ( ...

Roads in Luxembourg Transport in Luxembourg is ensured principally by road, rail and air. There are also services along the river Moselle which forms the border with Germany. The road network has been significantly modernised in recent years with motorways to adjacen ...

Trams in Luxembourg The first generation of trams in Luxembourg ran from 1875 to 1964, before being withdrawn from service and the tramways removed. A second generation of trams began operational service on 10 December 2017, along a new route that will, by 2023, run ...

Education in Luxembourg

Lists

List of airports in Luxembourg This is a list of airports in Luxembourg, sorted by location. List See also * Transport in Luxembourg * List of airports by ICAO code: E#EL – Luxembourg * Wikipedia: Airline destination lists: Europe#Luxembourg References External li ...

List of archbishops of Luxembourg The archbishop of Luxembourg is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic archbishopric of Luxembourg. The position was created on 23 April 1988, when Luxembourg was promoted from a bishopric. The seat of the see is Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Luxembourg ...

List of artists from Luxembourg This is a selected list of notable artists from, or with links to, Luxembourg. * Pierre Brandebourg (1824–1878), painter, photographer * Claus Cito (1882–1965), sculptor * Michel Engels (1851–1901), illustrator, painter * Jean-Baptiste Fr ...

* List of banks in Luxembourg * List of castles in Luxembourg * List of communes of Luxembourg * List of companies of Luxembourg *

List of consorts of Luxembourg The consort is the spouse of a reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The consort of the current monarch is Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Princess Stéphanie is expected to become the next royal consort upon the accession of Guillaume ...

* List of diplomatic missions of Luxembourg * list of film actors of Luxembourg * List of flags of Luxembourg *

List of Governors of Luxembourg The following is a list of governors of Luxembourg. From the 15th to the 19th centuries, the Duchy (later Grand-Duchy) of Luxembourg was ruled by the French, the Burgundians, the Spanish and Austrian Habsburgs, and the Dutch. From 1848 onwards, ...

List of heirs to the throne of Luxembourg This page is a list of heirs to the throne of Luxembourg. The list includes all individuals who were considered to inherit the throne of Luxembourg, either as heir apparent or as heir presumptive, since the constitution of the Grand Duchy of Lux ...

* List of honours of Luxembourg awarded to heads of state and royalty *

List of Lepidoptera of Luxembourg The Lepidoptera of Luxembourg consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Luxembourg. Butterflies Hesperiidae *''Carcharodus alceae'' (Esper, 1780) *'' Carterocephalus palaemon'' (Pallas, 1771) *''Erynnis tages'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *' ...

* List of mayors of Luxembourg City *

List of Ministers for Finances of Luxembourg The Minister for Finances (french: Ministre des Finances) is a position in the Government Council of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Among other competences, the Minister for Finances is responsible for overseeing the public finances, including t ...

List of motorways in Luxembourg There are six motorways in Luxembourg, forming the backbone of road infrastructure in Luxembourg. Five of them extend radially from Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg, the centre of the transport network of the country. The six motorways ha ...

List of museums in Luxembourg This is a list of museums in Luxembourg. Luxembourg City *A Gadder *Abbey Museum *Am Tunnel *Casino Luxembourg *European Museum Schengen *General Patton Museum * Industry and Railway Park Fond-de-Gras *Konschthal Esch *Kulturhuef Asbl *Luxemb ...

List of newspapers in Luxembourg A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

* List of political parties in Luxembourg * List of railway stations in Luxembourg *

List of rivers of Luxembourg These are the main rivers of Luxembourg. All of Luxembourg's rivers are drained into the North Sea, most via the river Moselle, except in the extreme south-west of the country, which are drained by the Chiers. Rivers that flow into the sea are ...

* List of towns in Luxembourg * List of villages in Luxembourg * List of wars involving Luxembourg * List of World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg

References

External links

Governments on the WWW: Luxembourg

History of Luxembourg: Primary Documents

Official Governmental Site

Official Website for Luxembourg

Luxembourg National Tourist Office

Luxembourg Tourist Office - London

Luxembourg City Tourist Guide

Luxembourg Geography

Luxembourg European Capital of Culture 2007

World Factbook: Information on Luxembourg

Over 200 images of important sights in Luxembourg

Chabad Lubavitch of LuxembourgWorldwide Governance Indicators for Luxembourg, 1996-2006

Luxembourg Earth science portal
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