Luxembourg
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| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish) Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (French) Großherzogtum Luxemburg (German) |
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 Map of Luxembourg
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 Location of Luxembourg on the European continent
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| Anthem: Ons Heemecht "Our Homeland" |
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| Patron Saint(s): Saint Philip | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Luxembourg (city) | |||||
| Official language(s) | Luxembourgish, German, French | |||||
| Demonym | Luxembourgers | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional grand duchy | |||||
| - | Prime Minister | Jean-Claude Juncker | ||||
| Independence | From the French empire | |||||
| - | Water (%) | 0.001 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2007 estimate | 480,222 | ||||
| - | 2001 census | 439,539 (59) | ||||
| - | Density | 186/km2 481.7/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | 38,261,000,000 (97) | ||||
| - | Per capita | 79,659 (1) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | 49,531,000,000 (65) | ||||
| - | Per capita | 103,124 (1) | ||||
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .lu | |||||
| Calling code | 352 | |||||
| Template:Lower | Prior to 1999, the national currency was the Luxembourgian franc (fr.). | |||||
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg), historically spelled Luxemburg, is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. Luxembourg has a population of under half a million people in an area of approximately 2,585 square kilometres (998 sq mi). Its capital city is Luxembourg.
References
- Luxembourg by Answers.com
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