The location of Luxembourg
An enlargeable map of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Luxembourg:

Luxembourg small sovereign country located in Western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany.[1] Luxembourg has a population of half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq mi).[2]

Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democracy with a constitutional monarchy, ruled by a Grand Duke. It is the world's only remaining sovereign Grand Duchy. The country has a highly developed economy, with the highest Gross Domestic Product per capita in the world (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency 2007). Its historic and strategic importance dates back to its founding as a Roman era fortress site and Frankish count's castle site in the Early Middle Ages. It was an important bastion along the Spanish road when Spain was the principal European power influencing the whole western hemisphere and beyond in the 14th–17th centuries.

Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, Benelux, and the Western European Union, reflecting the political consensus in favour of economic, political, and military integration. The city of Luxembourg, the capital and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the European Union.

Luxembourg lies on the cultural divide between Romance Europe and Germanic Europe, borrowing customs from each of the distinct traditions. Luxembourg is a trilingual country; French, German, and Luxembourgish are official languages. Although a secular state, Luxembourg is predominantly Roman Catholic.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Luxembourg

Geography of Luxembourg

An enlargeable topographic map of Luxembourg

Geography of Luxembourg

 Belgium 148 km
 Germany 138 km
 France 73 km
  • Coastline: none

Environment of Luxembourg

A satellite image of Luxembourg

Environment of Luxembourg

Natural geographic features of Luxembourg

Regions of Luxembourg

Ecoregions of Luxembourg

List of ecoregions in Luxembourg

  • Ecoregions in Luxembourg

Administrative divisions of Luxembourg

Administrative divisions of Luxembourg

Districts of Luxembourg

Districts of Luxembourg

Cantons of Luxembourg

Cantons of Luxembourg

Communes of Luxembourg

Communes of Luxembourg

Municipalities of Luxembourg
Villages of Luxembourg

Demography of Luxembourg

Demographics of Luxembourg

Government and politics of Luxembourg

Politics of Luxembourg

Branches of the government of Luxembourg

Government of Luxembourg

Executive branch of the government of Luxembourg

Legislative branch of the government of Luxembourg

Judicial branch of the government of Luxembourg

Court system of Luxembourg

  • Supreme Court of Luxembourg

Foreign relations of Luxembourg

Foreign relations of Luxembourg

International organization membership

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Luxembourg

Law of Luxembourg

Military of Luxembourg

Military of Luxembourg

Local government in Luxembourg

Local government in Luxembourg

History of Luxembourg

History of Luxembourg

Culture of Luxembourg

Culture of Luxembourg

Art in Luxembourg

View of Luxembourg from the Fetschenhof, a painting by Nicolas Liez from 1870

Art of Luxembourg

Sports in Luxembourg

Sports in Luxembourg

Economy and infrastructure of Luxembourg

Economy of Luxembourg

Euro banknotes

Education in Luxembourg

Education in Luxembourg

Lists

See also

Luxembourg

References

  1. 1 2 "Luxembourg". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Système politique". gouvernement.lu (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2015.

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