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Country
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Luxembourg |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Pearlette Louisy Prime minister: Kenny Anthony
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Head of state: Grand Duke Henri Prime minister: Jean-Claude Juncker
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Population
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162,178
| 509,074
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Life Expectancy
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77.040 years
| 79.750 years
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Capital City
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| Luxembourg
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Largest city
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| Bisee (population: 12,980) | Luxembourg (population: 76,684) |
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Human Development Index
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0.821
| 0.956
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| GDP per capita |
| $81,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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90.1%
| 100%
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Corruption Perception Index
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7.1
| 8.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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17.2%
| 23.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 5.900%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| constitutional monarchy
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Independence date
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| 1839 (from the Netherlands)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
| Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
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| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
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| Exports |
| machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
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| External Debt |
| $2,146,000,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Western Europe, between France and Germany
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| Area |
616 km sq
| 2,586 km sq
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| Coastline |
158 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
| modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
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