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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

Luxembourg has a long tradition of operating radio and TV services for pan-European audiences and is home to Europe's largest privately owned broadcast media group, the RTL Group, which operates 46 TV stations and 29 radio stations in Europe; also home to Europe's largest satellite operator, Societe Europeenne des Satellites; domestically, the RTL Group operates TV and radio networks; other domestic private radio and TV operators and French and German stations available; satellite and cable TV services available (2008)

Internet country code [time series]

.lu

Internet users [time series]

total: 555,000 | percent of population: 97.3% (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables | domestic: fixed-line teledensity about 50 per 100 persons; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system with market for mobile-cellular phones virtually saturated | international: country code - 352 (2015)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 276,900 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 49 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 807,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 141 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits; dairy and livestock products

Budget [time series]

revenues: $24.74 billion | expenditures: $24.02 billion (2015 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

1.3% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19

Central bank discount rate [time series]

0.05% (31 December 2013) | 0.3% (31 December 2010) | note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area | country comparison to the world: 142

Current account balance [time series]

$3 billion (2015 est.) | $3.581 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29

Debt - external [time series]

$3.331 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) | $3.525 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 8

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

30.4 (2013 est.) | 26 (2005 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

This small, stable, high-income economy has historically featured solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, machinery and equipment, rubber, automotive components, and other products. The financial sector, which accounts for about 36% of GDP, is the leading sector in the economy. The economy depends on foreign and cross-border workers for about 39% of its labor force. | Luxembourg experienced uneven economic growth in the aftermath of the global economic crisis that began in late 2008. Luxembourg's GDP contracted 3.6% in 2009, rebounded in 2010-12, fell again in 2013-14, but recovered in 2015. Unemployment has remained below the EU average despite having increased from a historically low rate of 4% in the 2000s to 7.1% in 2014. | The country continues to enjoy an extraordinarily high standard of living - GDP per capita ranks among the highest in the world and is the highest in the euro zone. Luxembourg has one of the highest current account surpluses as a share of GDP in the euro zone, and it maintains a healthy budgetary position and the lowest public debt level in the region. | Luxembourg has lost some of its advantage as a favorable tax location because of OECD and EU pressure. In 2015, the government’s compliance with EU requirements to implement automatic exchange of tax information on savings accounts - thus ending banking secrecy - has depressed banking activity and dampened GDP growth. Likewise, changes to the way EU members collect taxes from e-commerce has cut Luxembourg’s tax revenues, requiring the government to raise additional levies and to reduce some direct social benefits.

Exchange rates [time series]

euros (EUR) per US dollar - | 0.885 (2015 est.) | 0.7525 (2014 est.) | 0.7634 (2013 est.) | 0.78 (2012 est.) | 0.7185 (2011 est.)

Exports [time series]

$17.81 billion (2015 est.) | $24.57 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72

Exports - commodities [time series]

machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass

Exports - partners [time series]

Germany 22.1%, Belgium 16.7%, France 16.6%, UK 4.7%, Italy 4.6%, Netherlands 4% (2015)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$57.42 billion (2015 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$55.73 billion (2015 est.) | $53.32 billion (2014 est.) | $51.23 billion (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 106

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 0.2% | industry: 11.3% | services: 88.5% (2015 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$99,000 (2015 est.) | $96,900 (2014 est.) | $95,400 (2013 est.) | note: data are in 2015 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 3

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

4.5% (2015 est.) | 4.1% (2014 est.) | 4.3% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 50

Gross national saving [time series]

23.3% of GDP (2015 est.) | 24.8% of GDP (2014 est.) | 24% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 66

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 3.5% | highest 10%: 23.8% (2000)

Imports [time series]

$20.22 billion (2015 est.) | $24.81 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 73

Imports - commodities [time series]

commercial aircraft, minerals, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, luxury consumer goods

Imports - partners [time series]

Belgium 27.6%, Germany 22.9%, China 11.7%, France 9.5%, US 8.4%, Netherlands 4.2%, Mexico 4.1% (2015)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

1.1% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 140

Industries [time series]

banking and financial services, construction, real estate services, iron, metals, and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation and logistics, chemicals, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism, biotechnology

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

0.1% (2015 est.) | 0.7% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51

Labor force [time series]

260,700 | note: data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 165

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 1.1% | industry: 20% | services: 78.9% (2013 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$70.34 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $67.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $101.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 53

Population below poverty line [time series]

NA%

Public debt [time series]

21.4% of GDP (2015 est.) | 22.9% of GDP (2014 est.) | note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions | country comparison to the world: 155

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$771 million (31 December 2015 est.) | $863 million (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137

Stock of broad money [time series]

$268.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $275 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$NA | $11.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$108.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $115.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 53

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$218.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $209.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | note: see entry for the EU for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders | country comparison to the world: 20

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

43.1% of GDP (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30

Unemployment rate [time series]

6.9% (2015 est.) | 7.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 83

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

11 million Mt (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 99

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 153

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 88

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 160

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

0 bbl (1 January 2016 es) | country comparison to the world: 159

Electricity - consumption [time series]

6.2 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 109

Electricity - exports [time series]

2.1 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 44

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

27.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 185

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

1.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 131

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

9.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 40

Electricity - imports [time series]

7 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 33

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

2 million kW (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 112

Electricity - production [time series]

1.4 billion kWh (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137

Electricity access [time series]

electrification - total population: 100% (2016)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

978 million cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 92

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137

Natural gas - imports [time series]

973 million cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 58

Natural gas - production [time series]

5 million cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 93

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

0 cu m (1 January 2014 es) | country comparison to the world: 163

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

56,030 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 93

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 121

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

55,040 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 73

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 204

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 2,586 sq km | land: 2,586 sq km | water: 0 sq km | country comparison to the world: 179

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly smaller than Rhode Island

Climate [time series]

modified continental with mild winters, cool summers

Coastline [time series]

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation [time series]

mean elevation: 325 m | elevation extremes: lowest point: Moselle River 133 m | highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands | signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification

Geographic coordinates [time series]

49 45 N, 6 10 E

Geography - note [time series]

landlocked; the only grand duchy in the world

Irrigated land [time series]

0 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 327 km | border countries (3): Belgium 130 km, France 69 km, Germany 128 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 50.7% | arable land 24%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 26.1% | forest: 33.5% | other: 15.8% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Western Europe, between France and Germany

Map references [time series]

Europe

Maritime claims [time series]

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards [time series]

Natural resources [time series]

iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land

Population distribution (Population - distribution) [time series]

most people live in the south, on or near the border with France

Terrain [time series]

mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

12 cantons (cantons, singular - canton); Capellen, Clervaux, Diekirch, Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Mersch, Redange, Remich, Vianden, Wiltz

Capital [time series]

name: Luxembourg | geographic coordinates: 49 36 N, 6 07 E | time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Citizenship [time series]

citizenship by birth: limited to situations where the parents are either unknown, stateless, or when the nationality law of the parents' state of origin does not permit acquisition of citizenship by descent when the birth occurs outside of national territory | citizenship by descent: at least one parent must be a citizen of Luxembourg | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Constitution [time series]

previous 1842 (heavily amended 1848, 1856); latest effective 17 October 1868; amended many times, last in 2009 (2016)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | conventional short form: Luxembourg | local long form: Grand Duchee de Luxembourg | local short form: Luxembourg | etymology: from the Celtic "lucilem" (little) and the German "burg" (castle or fortress) to produce the meaning of the "little castle"

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador David MCKEAN (since 14 April 2016) | embassy: 22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City | mailing address: American Embassy Luxembourg, Unit 1410, APO AE 09126-1410 (official mail); American Embassy Luxembourg, PSC 9, Box 9500, APO AE 09123 (personal mail) | telephone: [352] 46-01-23 | FAX: [352] 46-14-01

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Sylvie LUCAS (since 16 September 2016) | chancery: 2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 265-4171 through 72 | FAX: [1] (202) 328-8270 | consulate(s) general: New York, San Francisco

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October 2000); Heir Apparent Prince GUILLAUME (son of the monarch, born 11 November 1981) | head of government: Prime Minister Xavier BETTEL (since 4 December 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Etienne SCHNEIDER (since 4 December 2013) | cabinet: Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister, appointed by the monarch | elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime minister appointed by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime minister are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; the coloring is derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms (a red lion on a white and blue striped field)

Government type [time series]

constitutional monarchy

Independence [time series]

1839 (from the Netherlands)

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Superior Court of Justice includes Court of Appeal and Court of Cassation (consists of 27 judges on 9 benches); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members) | judge selection and term of office: judges of both courts appointed by the monarch for life | subordinate courts: district and local tribunals and courts

Legal system [time series]

civil law system

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - a 21-member Council of State appointed by the Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister serves as an advisory body to the Chamber of Deputies | elections: last held on 20 October 2013 (next to be held by June 2018) | election results: percent of vote by party - CSV 33.7%, LSAP 20.3%, DP 18.3%, Green Party 10.1%, ADR 6.6%, The Left 4.9%, other 6.1%; seats by party - CSV 23, LSAP 13, DP 13, Green Party 6, ADR 3, The Left 2

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Ons Heemecht" (Our Motherland); "De Wilhelmus" (The William) | lyrics/music: Michel LENTZ/Jean-Antoine ZINNEN; Nikolaus WELTER/unknown | note: "Ons Heemecht," adopted 1864, is the national anthem, while "De Wilhelmus," adopted 1919, serves as a royal anthem for use when members of the grand ducal family enter or exit a ceremony in Luxembourg

National holiday [time series]

National Day (birthday of Grand Duke Henri) 23 June; note - this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the festivities were shifted to allow observance during a more favorable time of year

National symbol(s) [time series]

lion; national colors: red, white, light blue

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Alternative Democratic Reform Party or ADR [Jean SCHOOS] | Christian Social People's Party or CSV [Claude WISELER] | Democratic Party or DP [Corinne CAHEN] | Green Party [Francoise FOLMER and Christian KMIOTEK] | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP [Claude HAAGEN] | The Left (dei Lenk/la Gauche) [Central Committee] | other minor parties

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Business Federation Luxembourg or FEDIL [Nicolas BUCK, chairman] | Centrale Paysanne [Marc FISCH] (federation of agricultural producers) | Chamber of Artisans (Chambre des Metiers) [Roland KUHN] | Chamber of Commerce (Chambre de Commerce) [Carlo THELEN] | Chambre des Salaries or CSL [Jean-Claude REDING] | General Association of Officials (Confederation Generale de la Fonction Publique or CGFP [Romain WOLFF] (trade union representing civil service) | Greenpeace [Kumi NAIDOO] | LCGP [Patrick DURY] (center-right trade union) | Luxembourg Association of Bankers and Insurance Employees or ALEBA [Roberto SCOLATI] | Luxembourg Bankers Association or ABBL [Yves MAAS] | Mouvement Ecologique [Blanche WEBER] (environment protection) | OGB-L [Andre ROELTGEN] (center-left trade union)

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Introduction

Background [time series]

Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839 but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the EEC (later the EU), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.

Military and Security

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Luxembourg Army (Armee Luxembourgeoise) (2015)

Military expenditures [time series]

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-24 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 16.82% (male 50,445/female 47,525) | 15-24 years: 12.26% (male 36,578/female 34,788) | 25-54 years: 44.34% (male 132,434/female 125,748) | 55-64 years: 11.63% (male 34,321/female 33,379) | 65 years and over: 14.95% (male 38,614/female 48,459) (2016 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

11.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 172

Death rate [time series]

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 122

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 43.7% | youth dependency ratio: 23.6% | elderly dependency ratio: 20.1% | potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Ethnic groups [time series]

Luxembourger 54.1%, Portuguese 16.4%, French 7%, Italian 3.5%, Belgian 3.3%, German 2.3%, British 1.1%, other 12.3% | note: represents population by nationality (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

6.6% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 82

Hospital bed density [time series]

5.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 210

Languages [time series]

Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 88.8%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 4.2%, Portuguese 2.3%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 1.1%, other 3.5% (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 82.3 years | male: 79.8 years | female: 84.9 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 13

Major urban areas - population [time series]

LUXEMBOURG (capital) 107,000 (2014)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141

Median age [time series]

total: 39.2 years | male: 38.6 years | female: 39.9 years (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 54

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

30.2 (2012 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Luxembourger(s) | adjective: Luxembourg

Net migration rate [time series]

16.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 3

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

24.8% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 50

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

2.9 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Population [time series]

582,291 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 173

Population distribution [time series]

most people live in the south, on or near the border with France

Population growth rate [time series]

2.05% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 47

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 14 years | male: 14 years | female: 14 years (2012)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.61 children born/woman (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 180

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 22.6% | male: 26.1% | female: 18.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 90.2% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 1.71% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

none

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

stateless persons: 82 (2015)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

2 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 202

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 1 | over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 1 | under 914 m: 1 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix [time series]

LX (2016)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2013)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 49 | by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 20, container 10, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 12 | foreign-owned: 48 (Belgium 11, Denmark 1, France 15, Germany 9, Japan 3, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 1, UK 5) | registered in other countries: 18 (Italy 14, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 71

National air transport system [time series]

number of registered air carriers: 3 | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 119 | annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,830,972 | annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 6,309,473,324 mt-km (2015)

Pipelines [time series]

gas 142 km; refined products 27 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

river port(s): Mertert (Moselle)

Railways [time series]

total: 275 km | standard gauge: 275 km 1.435-m gauge (275 km electrified) (2014) | country comparison to the world: 125

Roadways [time series]

total: 2,899 km | paved: 2,899 km (includes 152 km of expressways) (2011) | country comparison to the world: 168

Waterways [time series]

37 km (on Moselle River) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 104