Luxembourg
Information about Luxembourg
This article is about the country in western Europe. For other uses, see Luxembourg (disambiguation).
| Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish) Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (French) Großherzogtum Luxemburg (German) Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | ||||||
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| Motto "Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn" (Luxembourgish) "We want to remain what we are" | ||||||
| Anthem Ons Hémécht "Our Homeland" Royal anthem De Wilhelmus 1 | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Luxembourg | |||||
| Official languages | French, German, Luxembourgish (de jure since 1984) | |||||
| Demonym | Luxembourger(s) | |||||
| Government | Constitutional grand duchy | |||||
| - | Grand Duke | Grand Duke Henri (List) | ||||
| - | Prime minister | Jean-Claude Juncker (List) | ||||
| History | ||||||
| - | Independence | 9 June 1815 | ||||
| - | 1st Treaty of London | 19 April 1839 | ||||
| - | 2nd Treaty of London | 11 May 1867 | ||||
| - | End of personal union | 23 November 1890 | ||||
| Accession to the European Union | March 25 1957 | |||||
| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2007 estimate | 480,222 (171st) | ||||
| - | 2001 census | 439,539 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $32.6 billion (97th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $68,800 (2006) (1st) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2006 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $40.577 billion (65th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $87,995 (1st) | ||||
| HDI (2004) | ||||||
| Currency | Euro (€)2 (EUR) | |||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .lu3 | |||||
| Calling code | +352 | |||||
| 1 | Not the same as the Het Wilhelmus of the Netherlands. | |||||
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Luxembourg (in some contexts spelled Luxemburg) may refer to the following:
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Places
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, a sovereign country in western Europe
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Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn, Luxembourgish for "We want to remain what we are", is the national motto of Luxembourg. It refers to the ambition of the Luxembourgian people to remain separate from, and independent of, those neighbouring countries around it that have
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Official status
Official language of: Luxembourg
Regulated by: Conseil Permanent de la Langue Luxembourgeoise (CPLL)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: lb
ISO 639-2: ltz
ISO 639-3: ltz
Luxembourgish
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Official status
Official language of: Luxembourg
Regulated by: Conseil Permanent de la Langue Luxembourgeoise (CPLL)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: lb
ISO 639-2: ltz
ISO 639-3: ltz
Luxembourgish
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- For the Radiohead song, see "The National Anthem".
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"Ons Hémécht" is the national anthem of Luxembourg. The title in Luxembourgish translates as Our Homeland. Michel Lentz wrote the words in 1859, and they were set to music by Jean Antoine Zinnen in 1864.
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A royal anthem is a patriotic song, much like a national anthem but specifically praising, or praying for, a monarch or royal dynasty. Such anthems are usually performed at public appearances by the monarch or during other events of royal importance.
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capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital") is the center of government.
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The following is an overview of the demographics of Luxembourg. Demographic topics include basic statistics, most populous cites, and religious affiliation.
The population of Luxembourg as of July 2007 was estimated at 480,222 by The World Factbook.
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The population of Luxembourg as of July 2007 was estimated at 480,222 by The World Factbook.
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An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. It is typically the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, though the law in many nations requires that government documents be produced in other
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French (français, pronounced [fʁɑ̃ˈsɛ]) is a Romance language originally spoken in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, and today by about 300 million people around the world as either
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German language (Deutsch, ] ) is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.
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Official status
Official language of: Luxembourg
Regulated by: Conseil Permanent de la Langue Luxembourgeoise (CPLL)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: lb
ISO 639-2: ltz
ISO 639-3: ltz
Luxembourgish
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Official status
Official language of: Luxembourg
Regulated by: Conseil Permanent de la Langue Luxembourgeoise (CPLL)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: lb
ISO 639-2: ltz
ISO 639-3: ltz
Luxembourgish
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De jure (in Classical Latin de iure) is an expression that means "based on law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "in fact". De jure should not be confused with the French du jour
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A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. In English, the name of a people's language is often the same as this word, e.g., the "French" (language or people).
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government is a body that has the power to make and the authority to enforce rules and laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.[1]
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constitutional monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges an elected or hereditary monarch as head of state, as opposed to an absolute monarchy, where the monarch is not bound by a constitution and is the sole source of political
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A grand duchy is a territory whose head of state is a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess.
The only grand duchy in existence today is Luxembourg. It has been a grand duchy since 1815 when the Netherlands became an independent kingdom and Luxembourg was handed over to the King of the
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The only grand duchy in existence today is Luxembourg. It has been a grand duchy since 1815 when the Netherlands became an independent kingdom and Luxembourg was handed over to the King of the
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Luxembourg
This article is part of the series:
Politics of Luxembourg
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This article is part of the series:
Politics of Luxembourg
- Grand Duke
- Henri
- Prime Minister
- Jean-Claude Juncker
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Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (given names: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume; born at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg, 16 April 1955) is the head of state of Luxembourg.
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The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is the head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is the world's only sovereign extant Grand Duchy, a status to which Luxembourg was promoted in 1815 upon its unification with the Netherlands under the House of Orange-Nassau.
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Luxembourg
This article is part of the series:
Politics of Luxembourg
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This article is part of the series:
Politics of Luxembourg
- Grand Duke
- Henri
- Prime Minister
- Jean-Claude Juncker
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Jean-Claude Juncker (born December 9, 1954) is a Luxembourgian politician, the leader of the Christian Social People's Party. He is the incumbent Prime Minister of Luxembourg, having succeeded Jacques Santer on January 20, 1995.
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Luxembourg
This article is part of the series:
Politics of Luxembourg
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This article is part of the series:
Politics of Luxembourg
- Grand Duke
- Henri
- Prime Minister
- Jean-Claude Juncker
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The Treaty of Paris of 1815 was signed on November 20, 1815, following the defeat and second abdication of Napoleon. In February, Napoleon had escaped from his exile on Elba; he entered Paris on March 20, beginning the Hundred Days of his restored rule.
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June 9 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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The Treaty of London, also called the First Treaty of London or the Convention of 1839, was a treaty signed on 19 April 1839 between the European great powers and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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