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Parliament
Legislative elections by universal suffrage are held every
5 years.
On this occasion, the population elects another Parliament composed of
60 members
representing their interests.
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Demographics
Over
170
nationalities live together in Luxembourg.
The country has a total population of
634,500
people.
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Festivals and traditions
National Day is on
23rd June,
on the occasion of the celebrations for the Grand Duke's birthday.
It was celebrated on the very day of the birthday of the sovereign until
23rd January,
but the date was changed due to the weather conditions.
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History
Luxembourg was founded in
963
by Count Siegfried.
The formal independence
only goes back to
1839.
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The Grand Duke
H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri
is the head of state since
2000.
He is the
6th head of state
since the independence of Luxembourg in 1839.
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Space Resources
The initiative
Space Resources
was revealed in
2016.
Luxembourg was the
2nd country in the world
defining a legal framework for
space exploration.
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Development cooperation
Luxembourg dedicates
1 %
of its GNI
to development cooperation.
Luxembourg's development cooperation is among the
5
most generous contributors in this field.
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Heritage
Luxembourg City's fortress and old city were classified UNESCO World Heritage in
1994.
In 2003, the photographic exhibition
The family of man
became World Document Heritage.
In 2010, the
Echternach Hopping Procession
was included on the list of the Immaterial Cultural Heritage.
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Education
84%
of luxembourgish pupils are registered
In public schools.
School careers are made up of
15 years,
including 8 in preschool and primary school, and 7 in secondary school.
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Geography
Luxembourg is made up of
2
geographical regions: the Éislek in the north and the Guttland in the south.
Fancy visiting the country?
5 tourist regions
wait to be discovered.
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Culture
The short animated film Mr Hublot was awarded the
Oscar
for the best animated short film in
2014.
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Languages in the context of education
Luxembourgish pupils learn at least
3 languages
during their schooling.
Furthermore the pupils can
choose between 3 other languages
which they can add.
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Multilingualism
73%
of residents speak Luxembourgish.
In total,
99%
of the population speaks more than one language.
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Demographics
The Luxembourgers
represent
52,8%
of the population.
The
remaining 47,2%
are foreigners
from 170 different nationalities.
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High Performance Computing
The superannuation calculators
Meluxina
performs 10 petaflops
a second, i.e. 10 million billion operations.
It is part of the Euro HPC network that is composed of
8
european superannuation calculators.
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Geography
Luxembourg's border is
365km
long.
There are
3 neighbouring countries:
Belgium, Germany and France.
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Finance
Luxembourg is ranked
2Nd
best in the world for green finance.
The Luxembourg Green Exchange is the
1st
stock exchange in the world that is reserved to green bonds.
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European Union
Luxembourg is one of the
6
founding members of the European Union.
Prime Minister Joseph Bech signed the Treaties of Rome for Luxembourg in
1957.
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Tourism
4
beautiful nature parks
await you in Luxembourg.
Together, they cover almost
a third
of the national territory.
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Iron and steel industry
Luxembourg contributed
12.000
tons of steel for the construction of the One World Trade Center.
This corresponds to
2 days
of steel industry production in Luxembourg.
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Culture
Luxembourg hosts the
european capital of culture 3 times
in 1995, 2007 and 2022.
The Luxembourgish city to bear that title in
2022
is Esch-sur-Alzette.
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Parental leave
Parental leave can be taken one day per week for a period of
20 months.
In 2020, nearly
11.000
persons benefited from this measure.
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Economy
In 2020, Luxembourg ranks
2nd among OECD countries
in terms of labour productivity.
On average, GDP per hour worked is
97 euros (in purchasing power parity)
in the Grand Duchy.
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Quality of life
Luxembourg ranks
10th
of the Global Social Mobility Index.
According to the World Economic Forum, it takes
2 generations
to reach the median income in the Grand Duchy.
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Family
Homosexual marriage was legalised in
2015.
In Luxembourg, some
2,000
couples get married each year in total.
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Tourism
In 2019,
52,000
wine tourists visited the Moselle.
Of Luxembourg's residents,
53%
participated in a wine tasting.
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Artistic creation
Edward Steichen's "The Bitter Years" exhibition brings together
200
documentary images from the Great Depression in America.
Made for MOMA in New York in,
1962,
it is housed today by the CNA in Dudelange.
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Artistic creation
Su-Mei Tse wins the "Golden Lion" at the Venice Biennale as the
1st
Luxembourgish artist.
The prize was awarded to her on
14 June 2003
rewarding the best international participation.
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Art and culture
Over
70
castles await you in Luxembourg.
They represent over
1,000
years of national history.
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Festivals and traditions
The "Schueberfouer" already exists for
680
years.
Each year, this traditional festival attracts
2 million
visitors.
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European Union
Since 1965, Luxembourg has been
1 of 3
capitals of the European Union.
The other two are
Brussels and Strasbourg.
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Competitiveness
Luxembourg is the
1st
European country to have defined a framework for sustainability bonds.
The first sustainability bond was over
1.5 billion
euros.
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Sustainable development
In Luxembourg in 2020
609
photovoltaic installation were implemented.
The PRIMe House aid scheme supports this energy since
2016.
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Quality of life
In 2021 Luxembourg is the
1st
country to ban glyphosate.
Already in 2020
99%
of Luxembourg winegrowers no longer use glyphosate.
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European Union
Since the founding of the European Union
3
Luxembourgers have chaired the European Commission.
That were
Gaston Thorn, Jacques Santer and Jean-Claude Juncker.
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Competitiveness
Luxembourg has maintained its
AAA
rating in 2022.
Rating agencies DBRS, Fitch and S&P have confirmed the rating
despite the sanitary crisis.
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Study
The incubator of the University of Luxemburg was created in
2017
to support the launch of startups.
The 'Ideation Campus' transforms
twice
a year the university into an ideas factory.
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European Union
In 1985, Luxembourg was one of the
5
signatories of the Schengen agreements.
Today
26
countries are part of the Schengen area.
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Quality of life
In 2020, Luxembourg City came
9th
in the 'Global Liveability Report'.
The study evaluates quality of life in over
490
cities worldwide.
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Heritage
As part of heritage conservation,
1,877
buildings are under protection in 2021.
In 2008, only some
700
buildings were protected.
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Mobility
Since
29 February 2020
public transportation has been free in Luxembourg.
Thus, the Grand Duchy is the
1st
European country to enjoy free public transportation.
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Grand Duke
On 10 May 2020, the Grand Ducal Court announced the birth of
Prince Charles
the first child of the Hereditary Grand-Ducal couple.
The future Grand Duke is the
5th
of the grandchildren of the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess.
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Culinary Delights
33cl
is the most common beer size in Luxembourg.
It is served in
2
different types of glass: the Mini and the Flûte.
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Art and culture
In 1982, the band
Depeche Mode
composed a song about a small village in Luxembourg.
The song
A little town
is about the village of Oberkorn.
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Quality of life
Luxembourg is the
2nd
greenest country in the world in 2020.
180
countries were analysed by the Yale University's IPE.
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High Performance Computing
The Luxembourg supercomputer Meluxina is ranked
4th
in the world for its energy efficiency.
In Europe, it is even ranked
1st.
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Equal opportunities
In 2020, the "Gender Pay Gap" is
0,7 %
in Luxembourg.
The gender pay gap is therefore
the smallest
of all EU countries.
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Foreign workers
43%
of Luxembourg's workforce comes from across its borders.
In 2021, over
213,000
people from Belgium, France and Germany worked in Luxembourg.
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