Luxembourg
- Official Name:
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
- Area:
- 2.586 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 480.222 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km None
- Capital:
- Luxembourg
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Mertert
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: ND
- Exclusive economic zone: ND
- Continental shelf: ND
- Political divisions:
- 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
- Language(s):
- Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
- National holiday:
- 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
- Nationality:
- Luxembourger(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 1. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
- Member of:
- ACCT, AsDB, Australia Group, Benelux, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
- Internet country code:
- .lu
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Euro (EUR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD71.400 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD34.530.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,2% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2005 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 1%
- Industry: 13%
- Services: 86%
- Labor force:
- 203.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2004):
-
- Agriculture 1%
- Industry: 13%
- Services 86%
- Unemployment rate:
- 4,1% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 2,6% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 18,3% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD19.070.000.000
- Expenditures: USD19.790.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD 4.630.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 19.550.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
- Exports - Partners:
- Germany 20,9%, France 17,3%, Belgium 9,1%, UK 8,2%, Italy 7,4%, Spain 7,3%, Netherlands 4,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 24.220.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Minerals, metals, foodstuffs, quality consumer goods
- Imports - partners:
- Belgium 28,4%, Germany 21,7%, China 12,6%, France 9,5%, Netherlands 5,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 232.200.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD ND
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