Luxembourg

• 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:

0.06 cu km/yr (42%/45%/13%)

per capita:

121 cu m/yr (1999)

at birth:

1.066 male(s)/female

under 15 years:

1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.7 male(s)/female

total population:

0.97 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

noun:

Luxembourger(s)

adjective:

Luxembourg

conventional long form:

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

conventional short form:

Luxembourg

local long form:

Grand Duche de Luxembourg

local short form:

Luxembourg

name:

Luxembourg

geographic coordinates:

49 36 N, 6 07 E

time difference:

UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

daylight saving time:

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

• National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June;
• note - the actual date of birth was 23 January 1896, but the festivities were shifted by five months to allow observance during a more favorable time of year

chief of state:

Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October 2000); Heir Apparent Prince GUILLAUME (son of the monarch, born 11 November 1981)

head of government:

Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER (since 20 January 1995); Deputy Prime Minister Jean ASSELBORN (since 31 July 2004)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• the monarchy is hereditary;
• following popular elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch;
• the deputy prime minister appointed by the monarch;
• they are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies

note: government coalition - CSV and LSAP

• judicial courts and tribunals (three Justices of the Peace, two district courts, and one Supreme Court of Appeals);
• administrative courts and tribunals (State Prosecutor's Office, administrative courts and tribunals, and the Constitutional Court);
• judges for all courts are appointed for life by the monarch

• Alternative Democratic Reform Party or ADR [Robert MEHLEN];
• Christian Social People's Party or CSV [Michel WOLTER];
• dei Lenk/la Gauche (the Left);
• Democratic Party or DP [Claude MEISCH];
• Green Party [Francois BAUSCH];
• Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP [Alex BODRY];
• other minor parties

• ABBL (bankers' association);
• ALEBA (financial sector trade union);
• Centrale Paysanne (federation of agricultural producers);
• CEP (professional sector chamber);
• CGFP (trade union representing civil service);
• Chambre de Commerce (Chamber of Commerce);
• Chambre des Metiers (Chamber of Artisans);
• FEDIL (federation of industrialists);
• Greenpeace (environment protection);
• LCGP (center-right trade union);
• Mouvement Ecologique (protection of ecology);
• OGBL (center-left trade union)

chief of mission:

Ambassador Jean-Paul SENNINGER

chancery:

2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:

[1] (202) 265-4171 through 72

FAX:

[1] (202) 328-8270

consulate(s) general:

New York, San Francisco

chief of mission:

Ambassador Cynthia STROUM

embassy:

22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City

mailing address:

American Embassy Luxembourg, Unit 1410, APO AE 09126-1410 (official mail); American Embassy Luxembourg, PSC 9, Box 9500, APO AE 09123 (personal mail)

telephone:

[352] 46 01 23

FAX:

[352] 46 14 01

• three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue;
• similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter;
• the coloring is derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms (a red lion on a white and blue striped field)

name:

"Ons Heemecht" (Our Motherland); "De Wilhelmus" (The William)

lyrics/music:

Michel LENTZ/Jean-Antoine ZINNEN; Nikolaus WELTER/unknown

note: "Ons Heemecht," adopted 1864, is the national anthem, while "De Wilhelmus," adopted 1919, serves as a royal anthem for use when members of the grand ducal family enter or exit a ceremony in Luxembourg

agriculture:

2.2%

industry:

17.2%

services:

80.6% (2007 est.)

lowest 10%:

3.5%

highest 10%:

23.8% (2000)

general assessment:

highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables

domestic:

fixed line teledensity over 50 per 100 persons; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system with market for mobile-cellular phones virtually saturated

international:

country code - 352 (2008)

• Luxembourg has a long tradition of operating radio and TV services to pan-European audiences and is home to Europe's largest privately-owned broadcast media group, the RTL group, which operates 45 television stations and 31 radio stations in Europe;
• also home to Europe's largest satellite operator, Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES);
• domestically, the RTL group operates TV and radio networks;
• other domestic private radio and TV operators and French and German stations are available;
• satellite and cable TV services are accessible (2008)

total:

275 km

country comparison to the world: 124

standard gauge:

275 km 1.435-m gauge (243 km electrified) (2008)

total:

5,227 km

country comparison to the world: 152

paved:

5,227 km (includes 147 km of expressways) (2008)

• 17-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service;
• soldiers under 18 are not deployed into combat or with peacekeeping missions;
• no conscription;
• Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2010)

males age 16-49:

117,892

females age 16-49:

116,517 (2010 est.)

males age 16-49:

96,585

females age 16-49:

95,519 (2010 est.)

male:

3,211

female:

3,057 (2010 est.)