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Luxembourg

49.8N 6.2E · 26 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
COUNT SIEGFRIED ACQUIRES THE ROCK OF LUCILINBURHUC · 963
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1945 – present · A Founder of the New Europe
5 EVENTS
5 Sep 1944 · The Benelux customs convention 3 REFS
4 Apr 1949 · Founding member of NATO 2 REFS
1890 – 1945 · Two World Wars and the End of Neutrality
5 EVENTS
2 Aug 1914 · German invasion in the First World War 2 REFS
Jan 1919 · Abdication of Marie-Adelaide 2 REFS
1815 – 1890 · The Grand Duchy, the Second and Third Partitions, and Neutrality
5 EVENTS
1839 · Treaty of London: the cession to Belgium 2 REFS
11 May 1867 · Treaty of London: neutrality and the razing of the fortress 2 REFS
1443 – 1797 · The Gibraltar of the North and the First Partition
4 EVENTS
7 Nov 1659 · Treaty of the Pyrenees: the First Partition 2 REFS
1684 · Louis XIV takes the fortress; Vauban rebuilds it 2 REFS
1308 – 1443 · The House of Luxembourg and the Imperial Duchy
4 EVENTS
1310 · John the Blind becomes King of Bohemia 2 REFS
26 Aug 1346 · Death of John the Blind at Crecy 2 REFS
963 – 1308 · Siegfried's Rock and the County of Luxembourg
3 EVENTS
963 · Siegfried acquires Lucilinburhuc 2 REFS
c. 1150 · The town is walled 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Luxembourg
Population
594,000
Area
2,586 km²
Region
Western Europe
Languages
German, French, Luxembourgish
Currency
Euro (€)
Demonym
Luxembourger
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$101 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$147,252’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.6%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
2.3%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
349.9%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
687,000’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
83.2 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
94.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.3’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
86.0’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
84.2’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
91.0’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
83.9’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
87.3’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
88.7’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
5.9%’24 WB-WHO
Physicians
2.98’17 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
2.2’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
99.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
99.7%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
3.7%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
99.2%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
108.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
22.4%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
1.1%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
5,359’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
99.1%’25 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
144’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
5.1%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
2,574 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
34.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
51.7%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
10.6’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
20.5%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.0%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$872 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
1,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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