Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg,[6] German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg),
is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. It comprises two principal regions: the Oesling in the north as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland ("good country") in the south.
Luxembourg had a population of 524,853 in October 2012 and has an area of 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi), making it one of the smallest sovereign nations in Europe.
As a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is headed by a grand duke and is the world's only remaining grand duchy. Luxembourg is a developed country, with an advanced economy and the world's second highest GDP (PPP) per capita (after Qatar), according to the World Bank. Its central location has historically made it of great strategic importance to numerous powers, dating back to its founding as a Roman fortress, its hosting of a vital Frankish castle during the Early Middle Ages, and its role as a bastion for the Spanish Road between 16th and 17th centuries.
As a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is headed by a grand duke and is the world's only remaining grand duchy. Luxembourg is a developed country, with an advanced economy and the world's second highest GDP (PPP) per capita (after Qatar), according to the World Bank. Its central location has historically made it of great strategic importance to numerous powers, dating back to its founding as a Roman fortress, its hosting of a vital Frankish castle during the Early Middle Ages, and its role as a bastion for the Spanish Road between 16th and 17th centuries.
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Luxemburgo, oficialmente Grão-Ducado do Luxemburgo ou de Luxemburgo (em luxemburguês: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, em francês: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, em alemão: Großherzogtum Luxemburg),
é um pequeno Estado soberano situado na Europa Ocidental, limitado pela Bélgica, França e Alemanha. O Luxemburgo tem uma população de pouco mais de meio milhão de pessoas e uma área de aproximadamente 2586 km².
Sendo uma democracia representativa parlamentar com um grão-duque como monarca constitucional, o Luxemburgo é o único grão-ducado ainda existente. O país tem uma economia altamente desenvolvida, com um dos maiores PIB per capita do mundo.9 A sua importância histórica e estratégica remonta aos tempos da sua fundação, como uma fortaleza romana, no início da Idade Média.
O Luxemburgo está no ponto de encontro entre a Europa Românica e a Europa Germânica, empregando costumes de cada uma das diferentes tradições. Trata-sede um país trilingue, onde o alemão, o francês e o luxemburguês são línguas oficiais.
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Capital / Capital:
Luxembourg
Oficial Languages / Língua Oficial
French / German / Luxembourgish
Currency / Moeda
Euro