General Information About Luxembourg

EU and Schengen		Founder and member of the European Union Member of the "Schengen Space" composed by the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.
Official designation		Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Political regime		Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy
Prime minister		H.E.M. Jean-Claude JUNCKER (since January 20, 1995)
National language		luxembourgish (lëtzebuergesch)
Administrative languages		french, german, luxembourgish
Capital		Luxembourg-City (80.000 inhabitants)
Administrative divisions		3 districts (Luxembourg, Diekirch, Grevenmacher), 12 cantons, 118 municipalities
Surface		2586 Km2 (999 sqm)
Population		441.300 inhabitants
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National Anthem		Ons Hémécht

Other Important Information:

• Luxembourg at a glance (pdf)
  
• Education (pdf)
  
• Geography (pdf)
  
• History (pdf)
  
• Languages (pdf)
  
• Population and demography (pdf)
  
• National symbols (pdf)
  
• Economy and finance (pdf)
  
• The government (pdf)
• Luxembourg in Figures

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