Outline of Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Luxembourg:
Luxembourg – small sovereign country located in Western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany.[1] Luxembourg has a population of half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq mi).[2]
Luxembourg is a
European power
influencing the whole western hemisphere and beyond in the 14th–17th centuries.
Luxembourg is a founding member of the
capital
and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the European Union.
Luxembourg lies on the cultural divide between
Roman Catholic
.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Luxembourg
- Official English country name: The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Common
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Luxembourg, Luxembourgish
- Demonym(s): Luxembourger
- Etymology: Lucilinburhuc, little castle
- International rankings of Luxembourg
- ISO country codes: LU, LUX, 442
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LU
- Internet country code top-level domain: .lu
Geography of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Luxembourg
- High: Kneiff 560 m (1,837 ft)
- Low: Moselle River133 m (436 ft)
- Land boundaries: 359 km
- 163rd most populous country
- Area of Luxembourg: 2,586 km2
- Atlas of Luxembourg
Environment of Luxembourg
- Climate of Luxembourg
- Renewable energy in Luxembourg
- Geology of Luxembourg
- Global warming in Luxembourg
- Protected areas of Luxembourg
- Wildlife of Luxembourg
Natural geographic features of Luxembourg
- Rivers of Luxembourg
- Sandstone formation in Luxembourg
- World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg
Regions of Luxembourg
Ecoregions of Luxembourg
List of ecoregions in Luxembourg
Administrative divisions of Luxembourg
Administrative divisions of Luxembourg
Districts of Luxembourg (until 2015)
Cantons of Luxembourg
Communes of Luxembourg
Municipalities of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg City
- Cities of Luxembourg
Villages of Luxembourg
- List of villages in Luxembourg
Demography of Luxembourg
Government and politics of Luxembourg
- Form of government: Constitutional monarchy[3]
- Luxembourg City
- Elections in Luxembourg
- Political parties in Luxembourg
Branches of the government of Luxembourg
Government of Luxembourg
Executive branch of the government of Luxembourg
- Grand Duke of Luxembourg,
- Prime Minister of Luxembourg,
- Cabinet of Luxembourg
Legislative branch of the government of Luxembourg
- unicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Luxembourg
Court system of Luxembourg
Foreign relations of Luxembourg
Foreign relations of Luxembourg
- Diplomatic missions in Luxembourg
- Diplomatic missions of Luxembourg
International organization membership
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Luxembourg
- Constitution of Luxembourg
- Crime in Luxembourg
- Human rights in Luxembourg
- LGBT rights in Luxembourg
- Freedom of religion in Luxembourg
- Law enforcement in Luxembourg
Military of Luxembourg
Military of Luxembourg
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: Grand Duke Henri
- Minister for Defence: Yuriko Backes
- Chief of Defence: Steve Thull
- Forces
- Army of Luxembourg
- Navy of Luxembourg: None
- Air Force of Luxembourg
- Military history of Luxembourg
- Military ranks of Luxembourg
Local government in Luxembourg
Local government in Luxembourg
History of Luxembourg
- Timeline of the history of Luxembourg
- Current events of Luxembourg
- Celtic Luxembourg
- County of Luxembourg
- Duchy of Luxembourg
- Habsburg Netherlands
- Forêts
- German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I
- Luxembourg in World War II
- Military history of Luxembourg
Culture of Luxembourg
- Architecture of Luxembourg
- Cuisine of Luxembourg
- Festivals in Luxembourg
- Languages of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg American Cultural Society
- Media in Luxembourg
- Museums in Luxembourg
- National symbols of Luxembourg
- Coat of arms of Luxembourg
- Flag of Luxembourg
- National anthem of Luxembourg
- People of Luxembourg
- Prostitution in Luxembourg
- Public holidays in Luxembourg
- Records of Luxembourg
- Religion in Luxembourg
- Christianity in Luxembourg
- Roman Catholicism in Luxembourg
- Protestantism in Luxembourg
- Hinduism in Luxembourg
- Islam in Luxembourg
- Judaism in Luxembourg
- Sikhism in Luxembourg
- World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg
Art in Luxembourg
Art of Luxembourg
- Notable artists
- Architecture of Luxembourg
- Photography in Luxembourg
- Cinema of Luxembourg
- Literature of Luxembourg
- Music of Luxembourg
- Theatre in Luxembourg
Sports in Luxembourg
Sports in Luxembourg
Economy and infrastructure of Luxembourg
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2023): 71st (seventy-first)
- Accountancy in Luxembourg
- Agriculture in Luxembourg
- Banking in Luxembourg
- National Bank of Luxembourg
- Luxembourg for Finance
- Communications in Luxembourg
- Internet in Luxembourg
- Companies of Luxembourg
- Currency of Luxembourg: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Electricity sector in Luxembourg
- Energy in Luxembourg
- Energy policy of Luxembourg
- Oil industry in Luxembourg
- Nuclear energy in Luxembourg
- Health care in Luxembourg
- Mining in Luxembourg
- Social welfare in Luxembourg
- Steel industry in Luxembourg
- Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Luxembourg
- Transport in Luxembourg
- Airports in Luxembourg
- Rail transport in Luxembourg
- Roads in Luxembourg
- Trams in Luxembourg
Education in Luxembourg
Lists
- List of airports in Luxembourg
- List of archbishops of Luxembourg
- List of artists from Luxembourg
- List of banks in Luxembourg
- List of castles in Luxembourg
- List of communes of Luxembourg
- List of companies of Luxembourg
- List of consorts of Luxembourg
- List of diplomatic missions of Luxembourg
- list of film actors of Luxembourg
- List of flags of Luxembourg
- List of governors of Luxembourg
- List of heirs to the throne of Luxembourg
- List of honours of Luxembourg awarded to heads of state and royalty
- List of Lepidoptera of Luxembourg
- List of mayors of Luxembourg City
- List of ministers for finances of Luxembourg
- List of motorways in Luxembourg
- List of museums in Luxembourg
- List of newspapers in Luxembourg
- List of political parties in Luxembourg
- List of railway stations in Luxembourg
- List of rivers of Luxembourg
- List of towns in Luxembourg
- List of villages in Luxembourg
- List of wars involving Luxembourg
- List of World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg
See also
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
- Ranked list of Luxembourg cantons
References
- ^ a b "Luxembourg". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Système politique". gouvernement.lu (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2015.
External links
- Governments on the WWW: Luxembourg
- History of Luxembourg: Primary Documents
- Official Governmental Site
- Official Website for Luxembourg
- Luxembourg National Tourist Office
- Luxembourg Tourist Office - London
- Luxembourg City Tourist Guide
- Luxembourg Geography
- Luxembourg European Capital of Culture 2007
- World Factbook: Information on Luxembourg
- Over 200 images of important sights in Luxembourg
- Chabad Lubavitch of Luxembourg
- Worldwide Governance Indicators for Luxembourg, 1996-2006
- Luxembourg Earth science portal
