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Luxembourg

Official Title:
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg


General Information

Capital: Luxembourg
Population (million): 0.529
Total Area: 2,586km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 0.78 EURO (EUR)(2012)
National Holiday: June 23, Birthday of Grand Duke Jean (1921)
Language(s): Luxembourgish, French, German


Political Information

Type of State:
Constitutional monarchy

Type of Government:
Parliamentary democracy. Unicameral parliament with a 60-seat Chamber of Deputies. There is also a Council of State that serves as an advisory body to the Chamber of Deputies (Châmber vun Députéirten). The Prime Minister is appointed by the monarch. Council of Ministers recommended by the Prime Minister and appointed by the monarch. Administrative divisions: 3 districts. Governing coalition:Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) and Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP).

Head of State:
H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker (CSV)

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs & Vice-PM: Jean Asselborn (LSAP)
Treasury: Jean-Claude Juncker (CSV)
Finance: Luc Frieden (CSV)

Main Political Parties:
Christian Social People’s Party (CSV), Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP), Democratic Party (DP), Action Committee for Democracy and Justice (ADR), Déi Gréng (Greens), Déi Lénk (DL - The left). Chamber of Deputies: CSV (26), LSAP (13), DP (9), G (7), ADR (4), DL (1)

Elections:
Monarchy is hereditary. Deputies: 5 year term; next election: June 2014.


Economic Information (2012)

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Economic Information
Type Luxembourg Canada
GDP: ($ billion) 56.71 1818.32
GDP per capita: ($) 107161.35 52209.92
GDP growth rate: (%) 0.11 1.84
Inflation: (%) 2.89 1.52
Unemployment: (%) 5.96 7.29

Trade and Investment (2012)

Canadian exports to country: $174,990,254
Canadian imports from country: $147,241,314
FDI in Canada: (2011) $24642 million
CDI in Luxembourg: (2011) $19733 million


Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Jean-Louis Wolzfeld

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Denis Robert


May 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF

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2010-02-16