14 INFOGRAPHICS ON THE GRAND DUCHY 2018 P+R Regionalbus Contents At a glance 2 Climate, territory and geography 4 Multicultural population 6 History 8 Linguistic situation 10 National symbols 12 Culture and traditions 14 Politics and institutions 16 Economy and key economic sectors 18 Import and export 20 Labour market 22 Mobility 24 Quality of life 26 Luxembourg in the world 28 At a glance 2 Germany France Belgium Founding member of the EU Luxembourg, one of the three �capitals’ of the EU, with Brussels and Strasbourg Luxembourg, the capital National flag Xavier Bettel Prime Minister, Minister of State Constitutional monarchy Year of its 1839 independence Metric system: 1 m = 100 cm HRH Grand Duke Henri Decimal system: 1 kg = 1,000 g Currency: 1 EUR = 100 cents 590,700 inhabitants: 52.3% Luxembourgers 47.7% foreigners 15:00 Time zone Germany France Belgium Borders: 73 km 135 km 148 km Climate, territory and geography Wilwerdange Maximum altitude (560 m) he rdennes he alley o the even Castles uxemourg, 4 the capital The Moselle region Wasserbillig Minimum he and o altitude (130 m) the ed ocks he Mullerthal region Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland Woodland area: 1,400 ha Water surfaces: 0.6% Average JANUARY 1.4 C JULY 18.6° C Wilwerdange Maximum altitude (560 m) he rdennes he alley o the even Castles uxemourg, the capital The Moselle region Wasserbillig Minimum he and o altitude (130 m) the ed ocks he Mullerthal region Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland Woodland area: 1,400 ha Water surfaces: 0.6% Average JANUARY 1.4 C JULY 18.6° C Multicultural population 6 More than 170 different nationalities live in Luxembourg 590,700 inhabitants Foreign residents uxemourgers 4 2 Portuguese 164 rench Italians 6 elgians 4 ermans 22 Other nationalities E 8 - Third country nationals: 7% Most populated cities Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette Differdange Dudelange 114,300 34,400 25,400 20,500 History 1848 Lucilinburhuc 963 8 mall ort acuired by Count iegried 6 hese princes o uxemourg ore the cron o the Holy oman Empire 10814 Henri II 10811 Charles I 14618 Wenceslas 161400 Emperor Charles I elevates the County o uxemourg igismond 141014 to the rank o duchy 14 1354 proince o the ether- rand uchess lands (15th to 18th century) Marie-Adélaïde (1912-1919) 963 Lucilinburhuc he uchy o uxemourg eutral uxemourg is is passed on to the panish invaded y the erman Hasourgs 1 army 114 The fortress pain cedes the southern Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg part of the Duchy of Luxem- becomes a true ourg to rance 16 11164 ‘Gibraltar of the North’ eutral uxemourg is ouis I has to return invaded y the erman First World the uchy o uxemourg army 140 War to pain 16 Luxembourg City is liberated he uchy o uxemourg by the merican army passes under ustrian rule Second 10144 World 1795 11 War rand uke ean he uchy o uxemourg as 1642000 1815 annexed to rance as parte- 1912 1890 ment des orêts 1 Congress of Vienna: creation o the rand uchy o uxem- 1919 1848 ourg, hich as assigned to the ing o the etherlands, illiam I 181 Treaty o ondon rand uke Henri 2000 ncient orders o the he rand uchy acuires uchy o uxemourg its current geographical orm 18 tatus o a neutral state and dismantling o the uxemourg 181 to russia fortress 186 18 to elgium Constitution: freedoms and Today’s territory fundamental rights for citizens 1848 16 to rance irst steelorks in the south o the country 180 16 to rance ince the reign o rand uke dol 18010, uxem ourg has had its on dynasty, the assaueilourg Linguistic situation 10 National language: Lëteuergesch Legislative language Administrative and udicial languages At the Chamer o Deputies (Parliament) In secondary education In fundamental education At ork In child education and care serices At home In the media At work In the grandducal police xxx National symbols 12 National flag Fireworks HRH Grand Duke Henri National motto De Wilhelmus ‘Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn’ Anthem of the grand-ducal house National anthem Coat of arms of the state National day Flame of remembrance De Renert Gëlle Fra Military parade Torchlight procession Culture and traditions 14 Hämmelsmarsch chueerouer Candlemas MM, Museum o Modern rt rand uke ean National Museum of History and Art Open-air festivals European Capital and concerts of Culture 1995, 2007 and 2022 ine oute Rockhal Clervaux castle: Philharmonie ‘The Family of Man’ uxemourg photo exhibition (UNESCO) Grand Theatre of the City of Luxembourg Pretzel Sunday Old town and fortress of uxemourg ECO) Carnival imaischen Echternach hopping procession (UNESCO) Politics and institutions 16 Courts and tribunals DP Democratic Party Head of government: Xavier Bettel LSAP Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party Déi Gréng Green Party DP Head of State: HRH Grand Duke Henri LSAP Déi Gréng Constitutional monarchy 102 municipalities President of the Council of 12 cantons State: Georges Wivenes Electors President of the Chamber of Deputies (Parliament): 60 MPs Mars Di Bartolomeo DP: 13 CSV: 23 LSAP: 13 ADR: 3 Déi Gréng: 6 Déi Lénk: 2 Economy and key economic sectors 18 Luxembourg = seat of European institutions Tourism Subscriptions to broadband Internet: 96% erospace sector inance Health technologies igital economy Audiovisual production Automotive components sector Research and innovation Industry Environmental technologies Logistics Craft industry hipping griculture Import and export 20 International airport Luxembourg-Findel Logistics: aircraft Logistics: ship Logistics: rail Logistics: road Transport equipment Manufactured goods in metal Mineral fuels Machinery Chemicals Food products Crude materials Beverages and tobacco Labour market 177,000 incoming commuters 393,000 employees Employment rate (15-64 years): 66% 22 Industry FINANCE COMMERCE ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL 73% foreigners employed on the domestic labour market Craft industry Unemployment rate: 6.4% 177,000 incoming commuters 393,000 employees Employment rate (15-64 years): 66% Industry FINANCE COMMERCE ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL 73% foreigners employed on the domestic labour market Craft industry Unemployment rate: 6.4% Mobility International airport Luxembourg-Findel 24 mKaart: valid for the entire public transport network 600 km cycle paths Soft mobility Multimodal hub Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg mBox Vel’oh! 75 bike terminals TGV (Luxembourg-Paris) (Luxembourg-Strasbourg- Tram Free and Montpellier-Marseille) dense motorway Regional train network Taxi Regional bus e-car P+R Park & Ride Carloh and Flex: 30 car sharing terminals Luxembourg International airport Luxembourg-Findel mKaart: valid for the entire public transport network 600 km cycle paths Soft mobility Multimodal hub Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg mBox Vel’oh! 75 bike terminals TGV (Luxembourg-Paris) (Luxembourg-Strasbourg- Tram Free and Montpellier-Marseille) dense motorway Regional train network Taxi Regional bus e-car P+R Park & Ride Carloh and Flex: 30 car sharing terminals Luxembourg Quality of life 26 7.5/10: overall life satisfaction of Luxembourgers (Eurostat) 83% of the population feel safe Students in the education system (official programme) High housing prices Public: 84% Private: 4% 97% of households have Life expectancy at birth a ‘minimum standard’ Men: 80.7 years Women: 85.4 years Annual median income by adult equivalent: 35,268 EUR Average sale price of houses under construction: 6,100 EUR/m 2 People living in a six-person- household have an average Effective healthcare space per person of: system People living on their own Mobility have an average space of: 69% of households are owners SOLD Vehicles per household: 1.26 304 policemen per Refrigerator 100,000 inhabitants Television Computer Washing machine Mobile phone 13:55 92.4% 94.9% 95% 95.8% 98.1% Luxembourg in the world 28 eanClaude uncker resident o the European Commission 2014 Oficial evelopment ssistance 1 o I European taility Mechanism Founding memer o the enelux nion 144 acues anter resident o the European Founding memer o the Commission 11 Council o Europe 14 aston horn Founding memer o resident o the European the ECC 11 and Commission 18118 the EEC 1 ierre erner ‘Father o the euro chengen greements Roert chuman ‘Founding ather o the E Founding memer o EC, CE, , Court of Justice of NATO... the European nion Strong implication in the European integration process European Court European o uditors Investment ank Publisher Information and Press Service of the Luxembourg Government, in collaboration with the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies Layout Human Made Printing Imprimerie Centrale ISBN 978-2-87999-283-9 December 2017.