Outline of Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a 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.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Luxembourg:
[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Luxembourg
- Official English country name: The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Luxembourg
- Demonym(s): Luxembourger
- Etymology: Lucilinburhuc, little castle
- International rankings of Luxembourg
- ISO country codes: LU, LUX, 442
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LU
- Internet country code top-level domain: .lu
[edit] Geography of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Luxembourg
- High: Kneiff 560 m (1,837 ft)
- Low: Moselle River 133 m (436 ft)
- Land boundaries: 359 km
- Population of Luxembourg: 502,202 (2010 estimate) - 169th most populous country
- Area of Luxembourg: 2,586 km2
- Atlas of Luxembourg
[edit] Environment of Luxembourg
- Climate of Luxembourg
- Environmental issues in Luxembourg
- Ecoregions in Luxembourg
- Renewable energy in Luxembourg
- Geology of Luxembourg
- Protected areas of Luxembourg
- Wildlife of Luxembourg
[edit] Natural geographic features of Luxembourg
[edit] Regions of Luxembourg
[edit] Ecoregions of Luxembourg
[edit] Administrative divisions of Luxembourg
[edit] Districts of Luxembourg
[edit] Cantons of Luxembourg
[edit] Communes of Luxembourg
[edit] Municipalities of Luxembourg
- Capital of Luxembourg: Luxembourg City
- Cities of Luxembourg
[edit] Demography of Luxembourg
[edit] Government and politics of Luxembourg
- Main article: Government of Luxembourg and Politics of Luxembourg
- Form of government:
- Capital of Luxembourg: Luxembourg City
- Elections in Luxembourg
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Luxembourg
- Political scandals of Luxembourg
- Taxation in Luxembourg
[edit] Branches of the government of Luxembourg
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Luxembourg
- Head of state: Grand Duke of Luxembourg,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Luxembourg,
- Cabinet of Luxembourg
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Luxembourg
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Luxembourg
[edit] Foreign relations of Luxembourg
[edit] International organization membership
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in Luxembourg
- Capital punishment in Luxembourg
- Constitution of Luxembourg
- Crime in Luxembourg
- Human rights in Luxembourg
- Law enforcement in Luxembourg
[edit] Military of Luxembourg
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Luxembourg
- Navy of Luxembourg: None
- Air Force of Luxembourg
- Special forces of Luxembourg
- Military history of Luxembourg
- Military ranks of Luxembourg
[edit] Local government in Luxembourg
[edit] History of Luxembourg
- Main article: History of Luxembourg, Timeline of the history of Luxembourg, and Current events of Luxembourg
[edit] Culture of Luxembourg
- Architecture of Luxembourg
- Cuisine of Luxembourg
- Ethnic minorities in Luxembourg
- Festivals in Luxembourg
- Humor in Luxembourg
- Languages of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg American Cultural Society
- Media in Luxembourg
- National symbols of Luxembourg
- People of Luxembourg
- Prostitution in Luxembourg
- Public holidays in Luxembourg
- Records of Luxembourg
- Religion in Luxembourg
- World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg
[edit] Art in Luxembourg
- Architecture of Luxembourg
- Photography in Luxembourg
- Cinema of Luxembourg
- Literature of Luxembourg
- Music of Luxembourg
- Television in Luxembourg
- Theatre in Luxembourg
[edit] Sports in Luxembourg
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Luxembourg
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 65th (sixty-fifth)
- Agriculture in Luxembourg
- Banking in Luxembourg
- Communications in Luxembourg
- Companies of Luxembourg
- Currency of Luxembourg: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Economic history of Luxembourg
- Energy in Luxembourg
- Mining in Luxembourg
- Tourism in Luxembourg
- Transport in Luxembourg
[edit] Education in Luxembourg
[edit] Infrastructure of Luxembourg
[edit] See also
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Luxembourgish language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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German language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Index of Luxembourg-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Luxembourg-related topics
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
- Ranked list of Luxembourg cantons
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Luxembourg". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lu.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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