Area
2,586 sq km
Population
537,000 inhabitants (44% foreigners)
Languages
Luxembourgish, French and German are national languages
with English widely spoken
Currency
Euro
Political System
Constitutional Monarchy | Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State
HRH Grand Duke Henri
European Union Capital
European Commission Services (Translation, Publications, Statistics) | European Court of Auditors | European Court of Justice | European Investment Bank | European Investment Fund | Secretariat of the European Parliament
Founding member of major international organisations
BENELUX | Council of Europe | European Union | NATO | OECD | United Nations | WTO
Economic highlights
- An open, diversified, stable economy
- Top GDP performance
- Sound macroeconomic fundamentals
- State-of-the-art infrastructures
- Excellent connectivity to markets in the EU and worldwide
- Central location within reach of 80 percent of total EU market in less than a day
Distance from capital to :
- France: 10 km (Paris 350 km)
- Germany: 20 km (Frankfurt 275 km)
- Belgium: 15 km (Brussels 200 km)
- And just over one hour by plane to:
London, Milan, Zurich, Munich, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna, Prague
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