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Year of EU entry: Founding member (1952)

Member of Schengen area:Yes

Political system: Constitutional monarchy

Capital city: Luxembourg

Total area: 2 586 km²

Population: 0.5 million

Currency: euro

Listen to the EU official language:   French , German

Luxembourg

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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small country surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany, and its history has been inextricably linked with that of its larger neighbours. It is largely made up of rolling hills and forests.

Luxembourg has been under the control of many states and ruling houses in its long history, but it has been a separate, if not always autonomous, political unit since the 10th century. Today, Luxembourg is a hereditary Grand Duchy with a unicameral parliamentary system.

Luxembourgish, the national language, is akin to German. German is the first foreign language for most Luxembourgers and is used in the media. French is the administrative language.

The economic structure of Luxembourg is based mainly in banking, insurance, and the steel industry. Agriculture and wine production are also important.

Many of Luxembourg's speciality dishes are of the type one would expect in a forested country. They include jugged hare and Ardennes ham. Trout and pike, fresh from the country’s rivers, also feature regularly on menus here.

Luxembourg shares the Moselle valley with Germany and the local white wines are well known and popular. Like other northern European countries, Luxembourg also produces popular brands of beer.

Useful links

  • The Commission’s Representation in Luxembourg fr
  • European Parliament office in Luxembourg fr
  • Luxembourg Government fr
  • Tourist information
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