The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. Luxembourg has a population of less than half a million people (including 41.6% of nationals from other countries) in an area of approximately 2,585 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democracy with a constitutional monarchy, ruled by the Grand Duke Henri.
The country has a highly developed economy, with the highest Gross Domestic Product per capita in the whole world.It is a founding member of the European Union, NATO, The United Nations and Benelux, reflecting the political consensus in favour of economic, political and military integration.
Luxembourg is a trilingual country: French, German and Luxembourgish are the official languages. Many people also speak English. Today, about 160 banks employ more than 25,000 people, making Luxembourg one of the world’s leading financial centres.
If you’d like to find out more, please visit
www.etat.lu for government related information, and www.ont.lu for tourism related information.
For cultural matters, visit www.agendalux.lu or www.cultureweb.com.
www.cclux.lu or www.statec.lu provides more information on the economy.