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  2. Quick Fact
  1. 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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  2. Demographics

    Over 

    170

    nationalities live together in Luxembourg.

    The country has a total population of

    634,500

    people.

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  3. 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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  4. History

    Luxembourg was founded in

    963

    by Count Siegfried.

    The formal independence

     only goes back to 

    1839.

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Culture

    The short animated film Mr Hublot was awarded the 

    Oscar 

    for the best animated short film in 

    2014.

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  13. 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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  14. Multilingualism

    73%

    of residents speak Luxembourgish.

    In total,

    99%

    of the population speaks more than one language.

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  15. Demographics

    The Luxembourgers 

    represent

    52,8%

    of the population.

    The

    remaining 47,2%

    are foreigners

    from 170 different nationalities.

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  16. 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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  17. Geography

    Luxembourg's border is

    365km

    long.

    There are

    3 neighbouring countries:

    Belgium, Germany and France.

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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. Tourism

    4

    beautiful nature parks

    await you in Luxembourg.

    Together, they cover almost

    a third

    of the national territory.

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  21. 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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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. Family

    Homosexual marriage was legalised in 

    2015.

    In Luxembourg, some

    2,000

    couples get married each year in total. 

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  26. Tourism

    In 2019,

    52,000

    wine tourists visited the Moselle.

    Of Luxembourg's residents,

    53%

    participated in a wine tasting. 

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  27. 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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  28. 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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  29. Art and culture

    Over 

    70

    castles await you in Luxembourg.

    They represent over

    1,000

    years of national history. 

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  30. Festivals and traditions

    The "Schueberfouer" already exists for

    680

    years.

    Each year, this traditional festival attracts

    2 million

    visitors. 

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  31. 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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  32. 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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  33. 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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  34. 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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  35. 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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  36. 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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  37. 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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  38. 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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  39. 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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  40. 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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  41. 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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  42. 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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  43. 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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  44. 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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  45. 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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  46. 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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  47. 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.

  48. 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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