Download - Luxembourg 2017 en
-
German
y
France
Belgium
1839
15:00
Constitu
tional m
onarchy
Year of i
ts
indepen
dence
576,200
inhabit
ants:
53.3% Lu
xembou
rgers
46.7% fo
reigners
148 km
Borders:
135 km
73 km
HRH Gra
nd Duke
Henri F
ounding
membe
r of the
EU
Currenc
y: 1 EUR
= 100 c
ents
Time zo
ne
Decima
l system
: 1 kg =
1,000 gMet
ric syste
m: 1 m =
100 cm
Nationa
l flag
Luxembo
urg, the
capital
Luxembo
urg, one
of the
three ca
pitals o
f the EU,
with Bru
ssels an
d Strasb
ourg
Xavier B
ettel
Prime M
inister,
Ministe
r of Stat
e
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
AT A G L A N C E
-
JANUARY1.4 C
JULY18.4 C
Average
The Val
ley of the
Seven Ca
stles
Luxembo
urg,
the cap
ital
The Mo
selle reg
ion
Woodlan
d area:
91,400
ha (35%
)
The Mu
llerthal
region
Luxembo
urgs Litt
le Switzer
land
Water su
rfaces: 0
.6%
The Ard
ennes
The Lan
d of
the Red
Rocks
Wasserb
illig
Minimu
m
altitude
(130 m
)
Wilwerda
nge
Maximu
m
altitude
(560 m
)
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
C L I M AT E , T E R R I TO RYA N D G EO G R A P H Y
-
Dudelan
ge
20,000
Differd
ange
24,800
Esch-sur
-Alzette
33,900
Luxem
bourg
115,20
0
Foreign
residen
ts:
46.7%
576,200
inhabit
ants
Luxembo
urgers:
53.3%
Portugu
ese: 16.
2%
French:
7.2%
Italians:
3.5%
Belgians
: 3.4%
German
s: 2.2%
Other n
ationali
ties
- EU: 7.3
%
- Third c
ountry n
ationals
: 6.9%
Most po
pulated
cities
More th
an 170 d
ifferent
nationa
lities liv
e in Lux
embourg
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
M U LT I C U LT U R A L P O P U L AT I O N
-
1912
1919
963963
1848
First
World
W
ar
Second
World
W
ar
1815
1795
1890
Lucilinb
urhuc
1354
The fort
ress
of Luxem
bourg
becomes
a true
Gibralta
r of
the Nor
th
The Duc
hy of Lu
xembou
rg was
annexed
to Franc
e as Dp
arte-
ment de
s Forts
(1795)
Congres
s of Vie
nna: cre
ation
of the Gr
and Duc
hy of Lu
xem-
bourg, w
hich wa
s assign
ed to
the King
of the N
etherlan
ds,
William
I (1815
)
Treaty o
f Londo
n:
The Gra
nd Duch
y acquir
es
its curre
nt geog
raphical
form
(1839)
Status o
f a neutr
al state
and
dismantl
ing of th
e Luxem
bourg
fortress
(1867)
Since th
e reign
of Grand
Duke
Adolf (1
890-190
5), Luxe
m-
bourg h
as had i
ts own
dynasty
,
the Nas
sau-Wei
lbourg
Constitu
tion: fre
edoms
and
fundame
ntal righ
ts for citi
zens
(1848)
A provin
ce of the
Nether-
lands (15
th to 18t
h centur
y)
First ste
elworks
in the s
outh
of the co
untry (1
870)
The Duc
hy of Lu
xembou
rg
is passed
on to t
he Span
ish
Habsbo
urgs (15
55)
Spain ce
des the
souther
n
part of t
he Duch
y of Lux
em-
bourg to
France
(1659)
Louis XI
V has to
return
the Duc
hy of Lu
xembou
rg
to Spain
(1697)
The Duc
hy of Lu
xembou
rg
passes u
nder Au
strian ru
le
(1715)
Emperor
Charles
IV eleva
tes
the Cou
nty of L
uxembo
urg
to the r
ank of d
uchy (1
354)
Small fo
rt acquir
ed
by Coun
t Siegfrie
d
(963) Hen
ri VII (13
08-1313
)
Charles
IV (134
6-1378)
Wencesl
as (1376
-1400)
Sigismon
d (1410
-1437)
These p
rinces o
f
Luxembo
urg wor
e
the crow
n of the
Holy Rom
an Empi
re
(1308-14
37)
Neutral
Luxembo
urg is
invaded
by the
German
army (1
914)
Neutral
Luxembo
urg is
invaded
by the
German
army (1
940)
Luxembo
urg City
is libera
ted
by the A
merican
army
(10.9.19
44)
Grand D
uchess
Marie-A
dlade
(1912-19
19)
Grand D
uchess
Charlott
e
(1919-19
64)
Grand D
uke Hen
ri
(2000-...
)
Grand D
uke Jea
n
(1964-20
00)
Ancient
borders
of the
Duchy o
f Luxem
bourg (181
5) to Pru
ssia
(1659) to
France
(1659) to
France
Todays
territor
y
(1839) to
Belgium
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
H I STO RY
-
xxx
At work
In the m
ediaAt h
ome
At work
In secon
dary edu
cation
In funda
mental e
ducatio
n
Legislati
ve langu
age
In early
childho
od
educati
on
In the gr
and-duc
al police
Administ
rative an
d
judicial
languag
es
At the C
hamber
of
Deputie
s (Parlia
ment)
Nationa
l langua
ge:
Ltzebu
ergesch
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
L I N G U I ST I C S I T UAT I O N
-
Nationa
l motto
Mir w
lle bleiw
e wat m
ir sinn
Nationa
l anthem
Nationa
l day
Flame of
rememb
rance
Firewor
ks
Glle Fr
a
De Wilhe
lmus
Anthem
of the
grand-du
cal hous
e
Coat of
arms
of the st
ate
Military
parade
De Rene
rt
Torchlig
ht
processi
on
HRH Gra
nd Duke
Henri
Nationa
l flag
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
N AT I O N A L SY M B O L S
-
MUDAM
, Museu
m
of Mode
rn Art
Grand D
uke Jea
n
Nationa
l Museu
m of
History
and Art
Europea
n Capita
l
of Cultu
re 1995
, 2007
and 202
2
Echtern
ach hop
ping
processi
on (UNE
SCO)
Old tow
n and fo
rtress o
f
Luxembo
urg (UN
ESCO)
Wine Ro
ute
Pretzel S
unday
Carnival
Schuebe
rfouer
Clervau
x castle
:
The Fam
ily of Ma
n
photo e
xhibition
(UNESCO
)
Rockha
l
Open-ai
r festiva
ls
and con
certsC
andlem
asHm
melsma
rsch
Philharm
onie
Luxembo
urg
Grand Th
eatre of
the
City of L
uxembo
urg
imaisc
hen
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
C U LT U R E A N D T R A D I T I O N S
-
CSV: 23
ADR: 3
Di Ln
k: 2
DP: 13
LSAP: 1
3
Di Gr
ng: 6
Di Gr
ngLSAPDP
Constitu
tional m
onarchy
Presiden
t of the
Council
of
State: G
eorges W
ivenes
Presiden
t of the
Chambe
r
of Depu
ties (Pa
rliament)
:
Mars Di
Bartolo
meo
DPDem
ocratic P
arty
Di Gr
ng
Green P
arty
LSAP
Luxembo
urg Soc
ialist
Workers
Party
12 canto
ns
60 MPs
Electors
105 mu
nicipaliti
es
Courts a
nd tribu
nals
Head of
State:
HRH Gra
nd Duke
Henri
Head of
governm
ent:
Xavier B
ettel
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
P O L I T I C S A N D I N ST I T U T I O N S
-
Broadba
nd Inter
net
coverage
: 96%
Finance
Digital e
conomy
Automoti
ve
compon
ents sec
tor
Industry
Logistic
s
Aerosp
ace sect
or
Luxembo
urg =
seat of E
uropean
institutio
ns
Health t
echnolo
gies
Audiovi
sual pro
duction
Researc
h and in
novatio
n
Environ
mental t
echnolo
gies
Craft ind
ustry
Shipping
Tourism
Agricult
ure
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
ECO N O M Y A N DK E Y EC O N O M I C S EC TO RS
-
Internati
onal air
port
Luxembo
urg-Find
el
Logistic
s: rail
Logistic
s: aircra
ft
Logistic
s: road
Logistic
s: ship
Transpo
rt equip
ment
Manufac
tured go
ods in m
etal
Mineral
fuels
Machine
ry
Chemic
als
Food pr
oducts
Crude m
aterials
Beverag
es and t
obacco
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
I M P O RT A N D E X P O RT
-
177,000
incomin
g
commut
ers
73% fore
igners e
mploye
d
on the d
omestic
labour
market
Industry
Craft ind
ustry
COMME
RCEFINANC
E
ADMINIS
TRATIO
N
SOCIAL
SERVIC
ES
INTERN
ATIONAL
395,000
employ
ees
Employm
ent rate
(15-64 y
ears): 66
%
Unempl
oyment
rate: 6.4
%
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
L A B O U R M A R K E T
-
P+R
e-car
Luxembourg
Free and
dense
motorw
ay netw
ork
Soft mo
bility
Park & R
ide
600 km
cycle p
aths
Veloh!
75 bike t
erminal
s
Taxi
Tram (as
from 201
7)
Regiona
l train
Internati
onal air
port
Luxembo
urg-Find
el
mKaart:
valid fo
r the
entire p
ublic tra
nsport
network
mBox
TGV (Lux
embourg
-Paris)
(Luxemb
ourg-Stra
sbourg-
Montpel
lier-Mar
seille)
Carloh:
36 car sh
aring ter
minals
Regiona
l bus
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
M O B I L I T Y
-
SO
L D
Effectiv
e health
care
system
Mobility
Students
in the
educati
on syste
m
(official
program
me)
Public: 8
5%
Private:
4%
Life exp
ectancy
at birth
Men: 80
.5 years
Women:
85 years
7.5/10:
overall
life
satisfac
tion of
Luxembo
urgers
(Eurosta
t)
83% of t
he popu
lation
feel safe
313 pol
icemen p
er
100,000
inhabit
ants
Mobile p
hone
Washing
machin
e
Compute
r
Refriger
ator
Televisio
n
13:55
92.4%
94.9%
95%95.
8%98.
1%
97% of h
ouseho
lds have
a minim
um stan
dard
High hou
sing pric
es Annual
median
income
by adult
equivale
nt:
35,808 E
UR
People
living in
a six-pe
rson-
househ
old hav
e an ave
rage
space p
er perso
n of:
69% of h
ouseho
lds
are own
ers
Vehicles
per
househ
old: 1.2
6
Average
sale pric
e
of hous
es unde
r
constru
ction:
5,600 EU
R/m2
People
living on
their ow
n
have an
average
space o
f:
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E
-
Jacques
Santer
Presiden
t of the
Europea
n
Commis
sion (19
95-1999
)
Jean-Cla
ude Jun
cker
Presiden
t of the
Europea
n
Commis
sion (20
14-...)
Gaston
Thorn
Presiden
t of the
Europea
n
Commis
sion (19
81-1985
)
Pierre W
erner
Father
of the eu
ro
Robert S
chuman
Foundin
g father
of the E
U
Court o
f Justice
of
the Euro
pean Un
ion
Europea
n Court
of Audit
ors
Foundin
g memb
er of the
Benelux
Union (
1944)
Foundin
g memb
er of the
Council
of Europ
e (1949
)
Europea
n Stabil
ity
Mechan
ism
Official
Develop
ment
Assistan
ce (1%
of GNI)
Foundin
g memb
er of
the ECS
C (1951
) and
the EEC
(1957)
Schenge
n Agreem
ents
Foundin
g memb
er
of OECD
, OSCE,
UN,
NATO...
Strong i
mplicati
on
in the Eu
ropean
integrati
on proce
ss
Europea
n
Investm
ent Ban
k
01/2017 SIP/STATEC. All rights reserved.
LU X E M B O U RG I N T H E WO R L D