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Business in Luxembourg: Country and People
Here you will get to know more about the administrative structure, the population as well as geographic data of Luxembourg...
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General administrative structure |
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Official flag of the Grand Duchy Luxembourg
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Conventional short form:
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Luxembourg
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Conventional long form:
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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Grand Duché de Luxembourg)
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Total area (km²): 1)
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2.586 km²
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Population: 1)
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486.006 (July 2008 est.)
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Capital:
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Luxembourg
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Government type: 1)
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constitutional monarchy
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Chief of state: 1)
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Grand Duke Henri (since 7 October 2000)
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Head of government: 1)
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Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker (since 1 January 1995)
Vice Prime Minister Jean Asselborn (since 31 July 2004)
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Administrative districts:
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3 districts:
- Diekirch
- Grevenmacher
- Luxembourg
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Official languages:
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- Luxembourgish (national language)
- French (administrative language)
- German (administrative language)
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Currency (code):
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Euro (EUR)
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Contry code:
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00352
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Country symbol:
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L
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Internet country code:
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.lu
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National holiday:
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23 June
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Age structure (2008 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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18.6% (m: 46.729; f: 43.889) |
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15-64 years:
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66.6% (m: 163.356; f: 160.425) |
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65 years and over:
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14.7% (m: 29.206; f: 42.401) |
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Median age (2008 est.): 1)
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total:
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39 years |
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male:
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38 years |
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female:
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40 years |
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| Languages: 1) |
- Luxembourgish
- French
- German
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| Mobile phones: 1) |
604.200 (2007) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
132.090 (2007) |
| Internet users: 1) |
345.000 (2007) |
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Geographic location:
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Western Europe, between France and Germany
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Land boundaries: 1)
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359 km
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Border countries:
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- Belgium: 148 km
- Germany: 138 km
- France: 73 km
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Coastline: 1)
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0 km
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Natural resouces: 1)
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iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
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Climate: 1)
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continental climate with mild winters and summers |
Sources of information:
1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 2. October, 2008
(c) Copyright 2005, Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. / Creditreform International e.V.
kindly supported by Creditreform Luxembourg SA
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