Luxembourg is about half the size of Delaware. The Ardennes Mountains extend from Belgium into the northern section of Luxembourg. The rolling plateau of the fertile Bon Pays is in the south.
Country lead by Ruler: Grand Duke Henri (2000)
Prime Minister: Jean-Claude Juncker (1995)
Population
474,413 (growth rate: 1.2%); birth rate: 11.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.7/1000; life expectancy: 78.9; density per sq mi: 475
Land Area
998 sq mi (2,585 sq km)
Monetary unit
Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc) Language
Luxermbourgish (national) French, German (both administrative)
Ethnicity Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo), and European (guest and worker residents)
Religion Roman Catholic 87%; Protestant, Jewish, Islamic 13% (2000)
Transportation Railways: total: 274 km (2002). Highways: total: 5,189 km; paved: 5,189 km (including 114 km of expressways); unpaved: 0 km (2000). Waterways: 37 km; Moselle. Ports and harbors: Mertert. Airports: 2 (2002).
