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Facts about Luxembourg | Population | 486,006 (July 2008 est.) | | Capital | Luxembourg | | Time zone | UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begin | | Location |
Western Europe, between France and Germany
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General info about Luxembourg
Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both World Wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.
Languages spoken Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) Ethnic division Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, other EU 7.3%, other 5.2% (2000 census) HIV/AIDS prevalence rate 0.2% (2001 est.) Climate modified continental with mild winters, cool summers Resources iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land Economy This stable, high-income economy - benefiting from its proximity to France, Belgium, and Germany - features solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, rubber, and other products. Growth in the financial sector, which now accounts for about 28% of GDP, has more than compensated for the decline in steel. Most banks are foreign owned and have extensive foreign dealings. Agriculture is based on small family-owned farms. The economy depends on foreign and cross-border workers for about 60% of its labor force. Although Luxembourg, like all EU members, suffered from the global economic slump in the early part of this decade, the country continues to enjoy an extraordinarily high standard of living - GDP per capita ranks second in the world, after Qatar. After two years of strong economic growth in 2006-07, turmoil in the world financial markets slowed Luxembourg's economy in 2008, but growth remained above the European average and is likely to remain so in 2009. Environment air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland Cities in Luxembourgabweiler allerborn alscheid altlinster altrier altwies alzingen angelsberg ansembourg arsdorf aspelt assel asselborn basbellain bascharage baschleiden bastendorf bavigne beaufort bech bech-kleinmacher beckerich beidweiler beiler belvaux berbourg berchem berdorf bereldange berg bergem beringen berle bertrange bettange-sur-mess bettborn bettel bettembourg bettendorf betzdorf beyren bigelbach bigonville bilsdorf binsfeld bissen bivange bivels biwer biwisch blaschette bockholtz boevange bofferdange born boudler boulaide bour bourglinster bourscheid boursdorf bous boxhorn brachtenbach brandenbourg breidfeld breidweiler breinert bridel brouch buderscheid burden burmerange buschdorf buschrodt calmus canach capellen christnach cinqfontaines clemency clervaux colpach-bas colpach-haut consdorf consthum contern crauthem crendal cruchten dahl dahlem dalheim derenbach dickweiler diekirch differdange dillingen dippach doennange doncols dorscheid drauffelt drinklange dudelange echternach ehlange ehlerange ehnen ehner eischen eisenborn ell ellange eltz elvange emerange enscherange eppeldorf ermsdorf ernster ernzen erpeldange esch-sur-sure eschdorf eschette eschweiler eselborn essingen ettelbruck everlange fennange fentange filsdorf findel fingig fischbach flaxweiler foetz folkendange folschette fouhren frisange garnich gilsdorf girst girsterklaus givenich godbrange goeblange goedange goetzingen gonderange gosseldange gostingen gralingen grass greisch greiveldange grevels grevenmacher grindhausen grosbous grumelscheid grundhof hachiville hagelsdorf hagen haller hamiville harlange hassel haut-martelange hautbellain hautcharage heffingen heiderscheid heinerscheid heisdorf heispelt hellange helmdange helmsange hemstal herborn hesperange hierheck hinkel hivange hobscheid hoesdorf hoffelt hollenfels holler holtz holzem holzthum hoscheid hosingen hostert hovelange huldange huncherange hunsdorf hupperdange huttange imbringen ingeldorf insenborn itzig junglinster kahler kalborn kapweiler kaundorf kautenbach kayl kehlen keispelt kleinbettingen knaphoscheid kockelscheuer koerich koetschette kopstal kuborn lamadelaine landscheid lannen larochette lasauvage leithum lellig lellingen lenningen leudelange levelange liefrange lieler limpach linger lintgen lipperscheid livange longsdorf lorentzweiler lullange lultzhausen luxemburg machtum mamer manternach marienthal marnach masseler mecher medernach medingen meispelt mensdorf mersch merscheid mertert mertzig michelau michelbouch moersdorf moesdorf moestroff mompach mondercange mondorf-les-bains moutfort mullendorf mullerthal munsbach munschecker munshausen nachtmanderscheid nagem neidhausen neuhaeusgen neunhausen niederanven niedercorn niederdonven niederfeulen niederpallen nocher noerdange noertrange noertzange nommern nospelt nothum oberanven obercorn oberdonven oberfeulen oberpallen oberwampach oetrange olingen olm ospern osweiler peppange perle petange petit-nobressart pettingen pintsch pissange platen pommerloch pontpierre pratz prettange putscheid rambrouch rameldange reckange reckange-sur-mess redange reichlange reimberg reisdorf remerschen remich reuland reuler rippig rippweiler rodange rodenbourg roder rodershausen roedgen roeser rolling rollingen rombach roodt rosport saeul sandweiler sanem sassel schandel scheidgen schengen schieren schifflange schleif schlindermanderscheid schoenfels schoos schouweiler schrassig schrondweiler schuttrange schwebach schwebsingen schweich selscheid senningen septfontaines siebenaler soleuvre sonlez stadtbredimus stegen steinfort steinheim steinsel stockem stolzembourg strassen surre syren tandel tarchamps tetange trintange troisvierges tuntange uebersyren urspelt useldange vianden vichten wahl wahlhausen waldbillig waldbredimus walferdange walsdorf warken wasserbillig watrange wecker weicherdange weiler weiler-la-tour weilerbach weiswampach welfrange wellenstein welscheid wickrange wiltz wilwerdange wilwerwiltz wincrange winseler wintrange wolwelange wormeldange zittig
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| Airports in Luxembourg | | Luxembourg | LUX |
| Beer in Luxembourg (0.33l) | | Diekirch | ~ 2.1 EUR | | Diekirch | ~ 2.1 EUR | | Luxembourg | ~ 1.6 EUR | | Remich | ~ 1.1 EUR |
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