Luxembourg - Country information


		Luxembourg	Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation

Population		Top of page

Inhabitants		Life expectancy
480,222 (July 2007 est.)		total population: 79.03 years male: 75.76 years female: 82.52 years (2007 est.)

Ethnic groups		Religions
Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo) and European (guest and resident workers)		Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)

Languages		Literacy
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)		definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2000 est.)

Government		Top of page

Government type		Capital
constitutional monarchy		Luxembourg

Independance		National day
1839 (from the Netherlands)		National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June

Constitution		Legal system
17 October 1868; occasional revisions		based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Economy		Top of page

GDP (purchasing power parity)		Growth rate
$34.37 billion (2006 est.)		5.7% (2006 est.)

GDP per inhabitant		Unemployment rate
$68,800 (2006 est.)		4.1% (2006 est.)

Population below poverty line		Inflation rate
NA%		2.6% (2006 est.)

Exports		Imports
$19.55 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)		$24.22 billion c.i.f. (2006 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold		Currency
$232.2 million (August 2006 est.)		euro (EUR)

Military expenditures
0.9% (2005 est.)

Geography		Top of page

Location		Area
Western Europe, between France and Germany		2,586 sq km

Climate		Natural resources
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers		iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land

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