Head of state: Grand Duke Henri Prime minister: Jean-Claude Juncker
Population
6,961,049
509,074
Life Expectancy
63.170 years
79.750 years
Capital City
Luxembourg
Largest city
Lome (population: 749,700)
Luxembourg (population: 76,684)
Human Development Index
0.479
0.956
GDP per capita
$81,100 US
Literacy Rate
60.9%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7
8.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
11.1%
23.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
5.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic under transition to multiparty democratic rule
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
1839 (from the Netherlands)
Religions
Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
Languages
French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
Exports
machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
External Debt
$2,146,000,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
1
0
Location
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Area
56,785 km sq
2,586 km sq
Coastline
56 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
