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| AREA |
2586
sq km (999 sq miles). |
| POPULATION |
423,700 (1998). |
| POPULATION DENSITY |
163.8 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL |
Luxembourg-Ville. |
| CAPITAL
POPULATION |
79,500 (1998). |
| GEOGRAPHY |
The Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg shares borders to the north and
west with Belgium, to the south with France
and to the east with Germany. One-third
of the country is made up of the hills and
forests of the Ardennes, while the rest
is wooded farmland. In the southeast is
the rich wine-growing valley of Moselle.
The capital, Luxembourg-Ville, is built
on a rock overlooking the Alzette and Petrusse
valleys. |
| GOVERNMENT |
Constitutional monarchy.
Luxembourg is a founding member of the European
Union and the only Grand Duchy in the world.
Head of State: Grand Duke Jean since 1964.
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude
Juncker since 1995. |
| LANGUAGE |
Lëtzeburgesch,
a German-Moselle-Frankish dialect, became
the officially recognised national language
in 1984. French and German are generally
used for administrative and commercial purposes.
Many Luxembourgers also speak English. |
| RELIGION |
91% Roman Catholic,
with Protestant, Anglican and Jewish minorities. |
| STANDARD
TIME |
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from
last Sunday in March to Saturday before
last Sunday in October). |
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