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Statistics

Population (as of 1 January 2023): 660,809, including 332,444 men and 328,365 women. Average age: 40.5 years for women, 39.1 for men
Foreigners (as of 1 January 2023): 313,407, i.e. 47.4% of population, of whom most are Portuguese, followed by French and Italian nationals
Surface area: 2,586 km2
Capital city: Luxembourg (population as of 31 December 2022: 132,778)
Minimum gross monthly salary (40 hours / week; as of 1 September 2023): €2,570.93 / month for unskilled adult workers; €3,085.11 / month for skilled adult workers
Unemployment rate (as of 30 September 2023): 5.5%

Government

Constitutional monarchy since 1815
Current monarchs: Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Marie Teresa (since 2000)
Prime Minister: Xavier Bettel (DP) since December 2013; new prime minister and government TBC (following legislative elections of 8 October 2023)
Coalition government: Democratic Party (DP), Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) and Greens (déi Gréng) since 2013. New government TBC
Single chamber parliament (Chamber of Deputies); 60 MPs elected for five years
Founding member of: Benelux (1944); United Nations (1945); NATO (1949); European Union (1957); OECD (1961)

Economy & Taxes

Luxembourg is a hub within the Greater Region, which has a population of about 11.6 million (2020 estimate), spread over an area of 65,401 km2 (Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, Lorraine in France, Wallonia and the German-speaking region of Belgium, and Luxembourg). Multimodal logistics freight hub for air, rail, fluvial, lorries
Largest investment fund centre in Europe and second in world after US (more than €5.6 trillion in net assets under management)
One of three institutional seats of EU (Luxembourg City, Brussels and Strasbourg); about 14,000 people work for the European institutions in Luxembourg
Luxembourg State is the largest employer with almost 33,000 staff on its books in 2022
Ten largest employers (excluding the State) as of 1 January 2023: CFL Group - rail transport (4,790); Amazon.com - head office activities (4,570); POST Luxembourg Group (4,500) - telecommunications; Dussmann Luxembourg Group - cleaning services (4,460); Cactus Group - retail (4,290); BGL BNP Paribas - banking (3,970); ArcelorMittal Group - steel industry (3,540); Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations SA - manufacturing (3,540); PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Group - tax, auditing, consulting (3,310); Luxair SA - air passenger transport (2,970)
Economic sectors: finance, media, steel, tyres, consulting
Standard VAT rate: 17% (below OECD average)

Lifestyle

Official languages: Luxembourgish, French and German; national language: Luxembourgish
Schools: European (European Baccalaureate), British (St George’s - offers GCSE / A-levels), International (ISL - International Baccalaureate), French, in addition to public national (and international) schools, some of which also offer GCSE / A-level curriculum and the International Baccalaureate
Higher education: University of Luxembourg; LUNEX; Miami University John E Dolibois European Center (MUDEC)
Multinational lifestyle of high standard for majority; low crime rate
Good but expensive housing, restaurants, wines, vibrant nightlife, walking, cycling
Transportation: free public transport within Luxembourg; two hours from Paris (TGV), Brussels, Strasbourg, Cologne. Important Ryanair hubs at Frankfurt Hahn (Germany) and Brussels Charleroi (Belgium)
Luxembourg Old City Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994
World-class Philhamonie concert hall, theatres, cinemas, good healthcare.

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