Head of state: Grand Duke Henri Prime minister: Jean-Claude Juncker
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general. Prime minister : Freundel Stuart
Population
509,074
287,733
Life Expectancy
79.750 years
74.520 years
Capital City
Luxembourg
Bridgetown
Largest city
Luxembourg (population: 76,684)
Bridgetown (population: 98,511)
Human Development Index
0.956
0.889
GDP per capita
$81,100 US
$23,700 US
Literacy Rate
100%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
8.3
7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.3%
13.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
5.900%
12.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1839 (from the Netherlands)
30 November 1966 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
Languages
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
English
Exports
machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
External Debt
$2,146,000,000,000 $
$668,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Area
2,586 km sq
430 km sq
Coastline
0 km
97 km
Climate
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
