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Luxembourg

1996 Edition — sovereign

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Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 2,586 sq km land area: 2,586 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Climate [time series]
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
Coastline [time series]
0 km (landlocked)
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: deforestation; air and water pollution in urban areas natural hazards: NA international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83; signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea
Geographic coordinates [time series]
49 45 N, 6 10 E
Geography - note (Geographic note) [time series]
landlocked
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
none
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
total: 359 km border countries: Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 24% permanent crops: 1% meadows and pastures: 20% forest and woodland: 21% other: 34%
Location [time series]
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Map references [time series]
Europe
Maritime claims [time series]
none (landlocked)
Natural resources [time series]
iron ore (no longer exploited)
Terrain [time series]
mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle floodplain in the southeast lowest point: Moselle River 133 m highest point: Burgplatz 559 m
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher,
Capital [time series]
Luxembourg
Data code [time series]
LU
Country name (Name of country) [time series]
conventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg conventional short form: Luxembourg local long form: Grand-Duche de Luxembourg local short form: Luxembourg
Government type (Type of government) [time series]
constitutional monarchy
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 18% (male 39,199; female 37,239) 15-64 years: 68% (male 142,394; female 138,349) 65 years and over: 14% (male 23,118; female 35,571) (July 1996 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
13.14 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate [time series]
8.32 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, and European (guest and worker residents)
Infant mortality rate [time series]
4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Languages [time series]
Luxembourgisch, German, French, English
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 78.26 years male: 75.24 years female: 81.56 years (1996 est.)
Literacy [time series]
age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.) total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%
Nationality [time series]
noun: Luxembourger(s) adjective: Luxembourg
Net migration rate [time series]
10.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Population [time series]
415,870 (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
1.57% (1996 est.)
Religions [time series]
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant and Jewish 3%
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female all ages: 0.97 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
1.76 children born/woman (1996 est.)