Politics
- … Luxembourg is the only Grand Duchy in the world?
- … Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union and the seat of several European institutions?
- … Luxembourg devotes almost 1% of its GNI to public development aid?
Geography:
- … Luxembourg is located at the heart of Europe?
- … the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg’s capital city is also called Luxembourg?
- … having an area of 2,586 km2, it is the smallest country in the European Union after Malta?
Population:
- … with a population made up of 170 nationalities, 48% of which are non-Luxembourgish, Luxembourg is the most cosmopolitan country in the world?
- … Luxembourg has 3 official languages: Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch), French and German?
- … 99% of Luxembourg’s population is bilingual and most speak at least 4 languages?
Gastronomy:
- … Luxembourg has the highest number of starred restaurants per inhabitant in the world?
- … the only woman in the world to obtain a Bocuse d’or is a Luxembourger?
Sport:
- … four Luxembourgers have won the Tour de France?
- … Georges Christen, the “strongest man in the world”, holds 23 records in the Guinness Book of World Records?
Tourism:
- … the City of Luxembourg and its fortress are listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List?
- … below the City of Luxembourg there are 23 km of underground galleries called casemates?
Education:
- … Luxembourg has a very diversified international education system?
- … the University of Luxembourg is classed as the 2nd most international university in the world?
Culture:
- … the South region is actively preparing to be the European Capital of Culture in 2022?
- … the animated short film, Mr Hublot, which was awarded an Oscar in 2014, is a Franco-Luxembourgish production?
- …Gast Waltzing, the most famous of the composers and orchestral conductors in the Grand Duchy, has been awarded a Grammy?
Quality of life:
- … Luxembourg is in the 1st place in Europe when it comes to security?
- … Luxembourg has one of the best performing health-care systems in Europe?
- … Luxembourg is 4th out of 143 for quality of life?
- … Luxembourg City is among the top 1O in the ranking of the best cities for expats?
Finance:
- … Luxembourg is the 1st centre for investment funds in Europe and 2nd in the world?
- …69% of European assets invested in renewable energy funds are based in Luxembourg?
- …50% of the world’s green bonds are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange?
Economy:
- … Luxembourg has the highest average annual salary of all the OECD countries?
- … the City of Luxembourg has the highest economic potential out of 468 cities?
- … Luxembourg is ranked 1st for technological maturity?
- … Luxembourg is the 1st European country to have enacted a law on the exploitation of space resources?
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