Luxembourg – GENERAL INFORMATION – Facts and Figures

Nationality
        noun: Luxembourger(s)

Area
        total: 2,586 sq km        land: 2,586 sq km        water: 0 sq km

Population: 468,571 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
      
 Celtic base (with French and German blend)

       Portuguese       Italian       Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo)       European (guest and resident workers) 

Capital: Luxembourg, population 82,000

Largest Cities
        Esch – 26,000

        Echternach

Official Language
        Luxembourgish (national language)

        German (administrative language)        French (administrative language)  

Religion
        87% Roman Catholic

        13% Protestants         Jews        Muslims – 2000 

Political system: constitutional monarchy

GDP: purchasing power parity – $27.27 billion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $58,900 (2004 est.)  

Annual growth: 2.3% (2004 est.)  

GDP – composition by sector
        agriculture: 0.5%

        industry: 16.3%        services: 83.1% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 2.4% (2004 est.)