PeoplePopulation: 462,690 (July 2004). Population growth rate: 1.28 % (2004).Life expectancy at birth: 78.6 years. Religions: 87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims. Ethnic groups: Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo) and European (guest and resident workers). Languages: Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) . Nationality: noun - Luxembourger(s). Adjective - Luxembourg. |
PeoplePopulation: 462,690 (July 2004). Population growth rate: 1.28 % (2004).Life expectancy at birth: 78.6 years. Religions: 87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims. Ethnic groups: Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo) and European (guest and resident workers). Languages: Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) . Nationality: noun - Luxembourger(s). Adjective - Luxembourg. |
PeoplePopulation: 462,690 (July 2004). Population growth rate: 1.28 % (2004).Life expectancy at birth: 78.6 years. Religions: 87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims. Ethnic groups: Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo) and European (guest and resident workers). Languages: Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) . Nationality: noun - Luxembourger(s). Adjective - Luxembourg. |
GeographyCountry name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (local: Grand Duche de Luxembourg). Capital: Luxembourg. Government type: constitutional monarchy. Independence: 1839 (from the Netherlands). Administrative divisions: 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg. Terrain: mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast. Total area: 2,586 km². Highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m. Climate: modified continental with mild winters, cool summers. Port: Mertert. |
GeographyCountry name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (local: Grand Duche de Luxembourg). Capital: Luxembourg. Government type: constitutional monarchy. Independence: 1839 (from the Netherlands). Administrative divisions: 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg. Terrain: mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast. Total area: 2,586 km². Highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m. Climate: modified continental with mild winters, cool summers. Port: Mertert. |
GeographyCountry name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (local: Grand Duche de Luxembourg). Capital: Luxembourg. Government type: constitutional monarchy. Independence: 1839 (from the Netherlands). Administrative divisions: 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg. Terrain: mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast. Total area: 2,586 km². Highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m. Climate: modified continental with mild winters, cool summers. Port: Mertert. |
In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.
Founded
in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under
the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but
gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867.
Overrun by Germany in both World Wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year.
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