Capital: Luxembourg Time: +1 GMT Area: 2,586 sq km Population: 425,017 (July 1998 estimated) Currency: Luxembourg Franc Form of government: constitutional monarchy; chief of state: Grand Duke Jean; he is a hereditary monarch; unicameral Chamber of Deputies (60 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five year terms); Prime Minister appointed by the sovereign but is responsible to the Chamber of Deputies Languages: Luxembourgian, German, French, English Religion: Roman Catholic (97%), Protestant and Jewish (3%) National holiday: National Day, 23 June (1921) - public celebration of the Grand's Duke birthday

Picture Gallery

Links

Official Sites:

• United States Embassy to Luxembourg
• United Nations: Mission Permanente du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg à Genève - (in French).

• Chambre des députés du Grand-Duché du Luxembourg - Luxembourg Parliament info on meetings and agendas, and archives of Parliament Review topics.
• Ministry of Culture - site in French.
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Labour - information on industrial laws.
• Ministry of the Environment - site in French.
• Ministères et Administrations du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Newspapers

• Luxembourg News - weekly newspaper.
• Luxembourg Online - website of daily newspaper "Tageblatt." In French.
• Luxemburger Wort

Radio on The Web

• Eldoradio - 105/107.2 FM (Luxembourg) - Live Feed
• RTL - 93.3, 97.0, 88.9 - broadcasting in the german cablenet and all over Europe via sattellite; mix with hits from the 50ies to the early 80ies.

Tourism and Travel

• Luxembourg
  A brief overview from the National Geographic Society.
• Luxembourg in a Nutshell
  A nice overview of the geography, history, and economy of the tiny nation.
• Luxembourg in Figures
  Great statistical data from the government; use the frame on the left to navigate.
• Commune de Grosbous - offering tourist, political, and regional information about Grosbous and Luxembourg. In English, French, German, and Luxembourgish.
• Luxembourg City Tourist Office - tourist server of the LCTO including information on the city of Luxembourg (major part), the countryside of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and facts and figures.
• Luxembourg Tourist Office - London - tourism and background info on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, including hotel lists and more.
• Visit Luxembourg - information on tourism. Also links to historical and cultural sites.

• Golf-Hotel Le Claravallis
• Hotel Central Molitor
• Hotel Cravat - includes room and rates information.
• Hotel du Moulin - hotel restaurant in Bourscheid-Moulin.
• Hotel Inter-Continental Luxembourg - on a wooded hillside, five minutes from the city center and financial area, twelve minutes to the airport.
• Inn Side Residence Hotels - group of hotels in Germany and Luxembourg.