In 2010, the Luxembourg Government launched its National strategy for very high-speed networks with the aim to become a global leader in terms of very high-speed broadband by achieving full 1 Gbit/s coverage of the country by 2020.It ranks 2nd in the world in the development of the Information and Communication Technologies in the ITU ICT Development Index and 8th in the Global Broadband Quality Study 2009 by the Luxembourg is connected to all major European Internet Exchanges (AMS-IX Amsterdam,The linguistic situation of Luxembourg is characterized by the existence of a language specific to the local population (Three languages are recognised as official in Luxembourg: Apart from being one of the three official languages, Luxembourgish is also considered the Due to the historical influence of the Napoleonic Code on the legal system of the Grand Duchy, French is the sole language of the legislation.

There are many active religions, with Christianity being the most popular. During the 20th century, the immigrant population began to increase significantly.

During the past decades, growth in the financial sector has more than compensated for the decline in In April 2009, concern about Luxembourg's banking secrecy laws, as well as its reputation as a In early November 2014, just days after becoming head of the Agriculture employed about 2.1% percent of Luxembourg's active population in 2010, when there were 2200 agricultural holdings with an average area per holding of 60 hectares.Luxembourg has especially close trade and financial ties to Belgium and the Netherlands (see With $171 billion in May 2015, the country ranks eleventh in the world in holdings of Luxembourg has road, rail and air transport facilities and services.

Diss. Most native Luxembourg dishes, consumed as the traditional daily fare, share roots in the country's folk dishes the same as in neighboring Luxembourg sells the most alcohol in Europe per capita.The main languages of media in Luxembourg are French and German. Luxembourg has a high-income market economy.

Unemployment and inflation are low, and the economy experiences moderate growth and a high level of innovation.

It retains a number of folk traditions, having been for much of its history a profoundly rural country. Of these, nearly 315 thousand were male.

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Demographics of Luxembourg 2019. According to an EU survey, about 70% of Luxembourgers speak Luxembourgish as their native language. German is very often used in much of the A 2009 survey pointed out that French was the language spoken by most inhabitants (99%), followed by Luxembourgish (82%), German (81%), and English (72%).Although professional life is largely multilingual, French is described by private sector business leaders as the main working language of their companies (56%), followed by Luxembourgish (20%), English (18%), and German (6%).Due to the large community of Portuguese origin, the Portuguese language is de facto fairly present in Luxembourg though it remains limited to the relationships inside this community; although Portuguese does not have any official status, the administration sometimes holds certain informative documents available in Portuguese. LuxemburgsSprachenmarkt in Wandel, Luxembourg, SESOPI, 2009Les langues dans les offres d'emploi au Luxembourg (1984-2014), Université du Luxembourg, IPSE Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces, Working Paper, Juin 2015 Since 1980 it has been illegal for the government to collect statistics on religious beliefs or practices.Luxembourg's education system is trilingual: the first years of primary school are in Luxembourgish, before changing to German; while in secondary school, the language of instruction changes to French.Luxembourg has been overshadowed by the culture of its neighbours. The countries with the highest number of immigrants in Luxembourg are There are three official languages in Luxembourg: German, French, and Luxembourgish, a Franconian language similar to German and Dutch. By 2100, the population is expected to rise to 985,000 people. Luxembourg is one of the smallest sovereign states in The largest city in Luxembourg is Luxembourg City, the country’s capital. In Luxembourg, the average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is USD 39 264, much higher than the OECD average of USD 33 604 a year. These include the The country has produced some internationally known artists, including the painters Unlike most countries in Europe, sport in Luxembourg is not concentrated upon a particular Luxembourg cuisine reflects its position on the border between the Latin and Germanic worlds, being heavily influenced by the cuisines of neighboring France and Germany. Most official business is carried out in French.

Luxembourg City has a population of 119,214 as of January 2019. Luxembourg Population Growth. The immigrant population increased in the 20th century due to the arrival of immigrants from Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, and Portugal, with the majority coming from the latter: in 2013 there were about 88,000 inhabitants with Portuguesenationality. Since the 1980s, however, an increasing number of novels have been written in Luxembourgish.

administrative or judicial decisions, passports etc.)

With an area of 19.87 square miles (51.46 square kilometers), the population density is 5,900 persons per square mile (2,300 persons per square kilometer).

No language is mentioned in the Constitution; other laws only speak about Luxembourgish as the "national language" and French and German as "administrative languages".Johan Christiaan Boogman: Nederland en de Duitse Bond 1815–1851.