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 LuxembourgJersey
Administrative divisions 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg none (British crown dependency)
Age structure 0-14 years: 18.9% (male 46,118/female 43,356)


15-64 years: 66.5% (male 159,498/female 156,075)


65 years and over: 14.6% (male 28,027/female 41,339) (2006 est.)
0-14 years: 17.9% (male 8,287; female 7,729)


15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,099; female 30,347)


65 years and over: 14.8% (male 5,729; female 7,584) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products wine, grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits; dairy products, livestock products potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports 2 (2006) 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


over 3,047 m: 1 (2006)
total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2006)
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Area total: 2,586 sq km


land: 2,586 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 116 sq km


land: 116 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Rhode Island about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Background Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both World Wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area. The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Birth rate 11.94 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) 10.86 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget revenues: $9.195 billion


expenditures: $9.573 billion; including capital expenditures of $975.5 million (2005 est.)
revenues: $601 million


expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Capital name: Luxembourg


geographic coordinates: 49 45 N, 6 10 E


time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Saint Helier
Climate modified continental with mild winters, cool summers temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline 0 km (landlocked) 70 km
Constitution 17 October 1868; occasional revisions unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg


conventional short form: Luxembourg


local long form: Grand Duche de Luxembourg


local short form: Luxembourg
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey


conventional short form: Jersey
Currency - British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Death rate 8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external $NA none
Dependency status - British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission: Ambassador Ann WAGNER


embassy: 22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City


mailing address: American Embassy Luxembourg, Unit 1410, APO AE 09126-1410 (official mail); American Embassy Luxembourg, PSC 9, Box 9500, APO AE 09123 (personal mail)


telephone: [352] 46 01 23


FAX: [352] 46 14 01
none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission: Ambassador Joseph WEYLAND


chancery: 2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008


telephone: [1] (202) 265-4171/72


FAX: [1] (202) 328-8270


consulate(s) general: New York, San Francisco
none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - donor ODA, $235.59 million (2004) -
Economic aid - recipient - none
Economy - overview This stable, high-income economy - benefitting from its proximity to France, Belgium, and Germany - features solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, rubber, and other products. Growth in the financial sector, which now accounts for about 28% of GDP, has more than compensated for the decline in steel. Most banks are foreign-owned and have extensive foreign dealings. Agriculture is based on small family-owned farms. The economy depends on foreign and cross-border workers for more than 30% of its labor force. Although Luxembourg, like all EU members, has suffered from the global economic slump, the country enjoys an extraordinarily high standard of living - GDP per capita ranks first in the world. The economy is based largely on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Tourism, another mainstay of the economy, accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven.
Electricity - consumption 6.14 billion kWh (2005 est.) -
Electricity - exports 2.346 billion kWh (2005 est.) -
Electricity - imports 5.287 billion kWh (2005 est.) NA kWh


note: electricity supplied by France
Electricity - production 3.203 billion kWh (2005 est.) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Moselle River 133 m


highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Environment - current issues air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland NA
Environment - international agreements party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands


signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
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Ethnic groups Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo) and European (guest and resident workers) UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001) Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6981 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch chief of state: Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October 2000); Heir Apparent Prince GUILLAUME (son of the monarch, born 11 November 1981)


head of government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER (since 1 January 1995) and Vice Prime Minister Jean ASSELBORN (since 31 July 2004)


cabinet: Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; following popular elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; the deputy prime minister is appointed by the monarch; they are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies


note: government coalition - CSV and LSAP
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995)


cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports 634 bbl/day (2001) $NA
Exports - commodities machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners Germany 21%, France 16.3%, Belgium 9.2%, UK 8.3%, Italy 7.5%, Spain 6.6%, Netherlands 4.3% (2005) UK
Fiscal year calendar year 1 April - 31 March
Flag description three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield holding the three lions of England in yellow
GDP - purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 1%


industry: 13%


services: 86% (2005 est.)
agriculture: 5%


industry: 2%


services: 93% (1996)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 4% (2005 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 49 45 N, 6 10 E 49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Heliports 1 (2006) -
Highways - total: 577 km (1995)


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports 50,700 bbl/day (2001) $NA
Imports - commodities minerals, metals, foodstuffs, quality consumer goods machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners Belgium 28.2%, Germany 21.8%, China 12.8%, France 9.6%, Netherlands 5.1% (2005) UK
Independence 1839 (from the Netherlands) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate 4.5% (2005 est.) NA%
Industries banking and financial services, iron and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation, food processing, chemicals, metal products, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate total: 4.74 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 4.73 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2005 est.) 4.7% (1998)
International organization participation ACCT, AsDB, Australia Group, Benelux, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - NA
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch judicial courts and tribunals (3 Justices of the Peace, 2 district courts, and 1 Supreme Court of Appeals); administrative courts and tribunals (State Prosecutor's Office, administrative courts and tribunals, and the Constitutional Court); judges for all courts are appointed for life by the monarch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force 316,500 of whom 121,600 are foreign cross-border workers commuting primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2005 est.) 57,050 (1996) (1996)
Labor force - by occupation agriculture: 1%


industry: 13%


services: 86% (2004 est.)
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Land boundaries total: 359 km


border countries: Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km
0 km
Land use arable land: 23.94%


permanent crops: 0.39%


other: 75.67% (includes Belgium) (2005)
arable land: NEGL%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction English law and local statute
Legislative branch unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 13 June 2004 (next to be held by June 2009)


election results: percent of vote by party - CSV 36.1%, LSAP 23.4%, DP 16.1%, Green Party 11.6%, ADR 10%; seats by party - CSV 24, LSAP 14, DP 10, Green Party 7, ADR 5


note: there is also a Council of State that serves as an advisory body to the Chamber of Deputies; the Council of State has 21 members appointed by the Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister
unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch


elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 52
Life expectancy at birth total population: 78.89 years


male: 75.6 years


female: 82.38 years (2006 est.)
total population: 78.78 years


male: 76.34 years


female: 81.4 years (2002 est.)
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 100%


male: 100%


female: 100% (2000 est.)
definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Location Western Europe, between France and Germany Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Europe Europe
Maritime claims none (landlocked) exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine total: 42 ships (1000 GRT or over) 557,636 GRT/792,069 DWT


by type: bulk carrier 6, chemical tanker 16, container 7, liquefied gas 2, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 5


foreign-owned: 42 (Belgium 9, Finland 4, France 14, Germany 10, Netherlands 2, US 3) (2006)
none (2002 est.)
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches Army -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $231.6 million (2003) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP 0.9% (2003) -
National holiday National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality noun: Luxembourger(s)


adjective: Luxembourg
noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards NA NA
Natural resources iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land arable land
Net migration rate 8.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) 2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Pipelines gas 155 km (2006) -
Political parties and leaders Action Committee for Democracy and Justice or ADR [Gast GIBERYEN]; Christian Social People's Party or CSV (also known as Christian Social Party or PCS) [Francois BILTGEN]; Democratic Party or DP [Claude MEISCH]; Green Party [Francois BAUSCH]; Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP [Alex BODRY]; Marxist and Reformed Communist Party dei Lenk/la Gauche (the Left) [no formal leadership]; other minor parties none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders ABBL (bankers' association); ALEBA (financial sector trade union); Centrale Paysanne (federation of agricultural producers); CEP (professional sector chamber); CGFP (trade union representing civil service); Chambre de Commerce (Chamber of Commerce); Chambre des Metiers (Chamber of Artisans); FEDIL (federation of industrialists); Greenpeace (environment protection); LCGP (center-right trade union); Mouvement Ecologique (protection of ecology); OGBL (center-left trade union) none
Population 474,413 (July 2006 est.) 89,775 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 1.23% (2006 est.) 0.44% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors - Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999) AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - NA
Railways total: 274 km


standard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (262 km electrified) (2005)
0 km
Religions 87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims (2000) Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female


total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female


total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal and compulsory NA years of age; universal adult
Telephone system general assessment: highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables


domestic: nationwide cellular telephone system; buried cable


international: country code - 352; 3 channels leased on TAT-6 coaxial submarine cable (Europe to North America)
general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use 244,500 (2005) 65,500 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular 720,000 (2005) 4,400 (1997)
Television broadcast stations 5 (1999) 2 (1997)
Terrain mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate 1.78 children born/woman (2006 est.) 1.57 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate 4.5% (2005 est.) 0.7% (1998 est.)
Waterways 37 km (on Moselle River) (2003) none
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