Population: 442,972 (July 2001 est.)
Languages: Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
Background: Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867...
Currency: Euro (EUR, EUR (€0.91 = US$1))
Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.
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Font Foundries from Luxembourg
· Sacha Rein
Typographic People from Luxembourg
· Sacha Rein
Related Links
· CIA World Factbook: Luxembourg
· Ethnologue: Languages of Luxembourg
· BBC Country profile: Luxembourg