Luxembourg
General
Population: 503,302 (2011)
Land Area: 2,586 sq km
Natural Resources: Iron ore, arable land
Capital: Luxembourg
Political System: Constitutional Monarchy
State Leader: Grand Duke Henri (2000)
Head of Government: Jean-Claude Juncker (1995)
Languages: Luxembourgish, German, French
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Major Religions: Roman Catholic 87%, Other 13%
Major Ethnicities: Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, Other EU 7.3%, Other 5.2%
Life Expectancy: 79.61 years (2011)
Economy
GDP Official Exchange Rate: 52.43 billion (2010)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 40.81 billion (2010)
GDP Per Capita (PPP): 81,800 (2010)
GDP Growth Rate: 3.2% (2010)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 0.4%, Industry 13.6%, Services 86% (2007)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 2.2%, Industry 17.2%, Services 80.6% (2007)
Industries: Banking and financial services, iron and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation, food processing, chemicals, metal products, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism
Agriculture Products: Wine, grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits; dairy products, livestock products
Human Development Index: 0.867 (25th)
Tourism Revenue: 3.889 billion (2004)
Unemployment Rate: 5.5% (2010)
Military
Army Size: 900 (2004)
Budget: 0.9% of GDP (2005)
Current Situation
Luxembourg is located in Western Europe. Luxembourg is bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. Luxembourg has one of the highest GDP per capita's in the world. Luxembourg's economy is highly-developed and has moved more and more towards the services sector, notably financial services.
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Sources
CIA World Factbook: Luxembourg
The Economist: The World In 2010
Wikipedia: Luxembourg
http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/LUX.html
Updated on: December 23, 2011