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

)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

%


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


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:


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


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