| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg National name: Grand-Duché de
Luxembourg Ruler: Grand Duke Henri
(2000) Prime Minister:
Jean-Claude Juncker (1995)
Current government officials
Total area: 998 sq mi (2,585 sq km) Population (2008 est.): 486,006 (growth
rate: 1.1%); birth rate: 11.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.6/1000;
life expectancy: 79.1; density per sq km: 187
Capital and largest city (2003 est.):
Luxembourg, 78,800 Monetary unit: Euro (formerly Luxembourg
franc)
Languages:
Luxermbourgish (national) French, German (both
administrative)
Ethnicity/race:
Celtic base (with French and German blend),
Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo), and
European (guest and worker residents)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 87%; Protestant, Jewish, Islamic
13% (2000)
National Holiday:
National Day, June 23 Literacy rate: 100% (2003 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2007 est.):
$38.56 billion; per capita $80,500. Real growth rate: 5.4%.
Inflation: 2.3%. Unemployment: 4.4%. Arable land:
23%. Agriculture: wine, grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat,
fruits; dairy products, livestock products. Labor force:
316,500 of whom 121,600 are foreigners; agriculture 1%, industry 13%,
services 86% (2004 est.). Industries: banking and financial
services, iron and steel, information technology, telecommunications,
cargo transportation, food processing, chemicals, metal products,
engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism. Natural
resources: iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land.
Exports: $13.39 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): machinery and
equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass.
Imports: $18.74 billion c.i.f. (2005 est.): minerals, metals,
foodstuffs, quality consumer goods. Major trading partners:
Germany, France, Belgium, UK, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, China (2004).
Communications: Telephones: main lines
in use: 314,700 (1999); mobile cellular: 215,741 (2000). Radio
broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999). Radios:
285,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 8 (1999).
Televisions: 285,000 (1998 est.). Internet Service Providers
(ISPs): 8 (2000). Internet users: 100,000 (2001). Transportation: Railways: total: 274 km
(2002). Highways: total: 5,189 km; paved: 5,189 km (including
114 km of expressways); unpaved: 0 km (2000). Waterways: 37 km;
Moselle. Ports and harbors: Mertert. Airports: 2
(2002). International disputes:
none.
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