1. 38th Conference of the Directors of EU Paying Agencies
Luxembourg
11th – 13th November 2015

2. Information and Press Service of the Government
Welcome to Luxembourg
May, 8th 2015
Information and Press Service of the Government

3. Information and Press Service of the Government
At a glance
Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Capital:  Luxembourg (107,000 inhabitants)
Neighbouring countries: Germany, Belgium, France
Area: 2,586 km2
Languages: Lëtzebuergesch (Luxembourgish), French, German
Population:
550,000 inhabitants;
approximately 170 nationalities;
percentage of foreigners: 44.5%.
Time zone: GMT/UTC +1
Currency: Euro (1 Euro = 100 cents)
At a glance
Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Independent since 1839, it is the world’s only grand duchy.
Capital: Luxembourg (107,000 inhabitants as of 31 December 2014)
Neighbouring countries: Germany, Belgium, France
Area: 2,586 km2. Luxembourg measures a maximum of 82 km (51.7 miles) from north to south and 57 km (32.5 miles) from east to west.
Languages: trilingual population: Lëtzebuergesch (national language); French, German, Lëtzebuergesch (administrative languages); the majority of the Grand Duchy’s inhabitants are multilingual, speaking additional languages not mentioned above, e.g. English. Added to this are languages spoken by the non-Luxembourg communities, such as Portuguese or Italian.
Population (as of 1 January 2014):
- 550,000 inhabitants;
- approximately 170 nationalities;
- percentage of foreigners: 44.5%.
Time zone: GMT/UTC +1
Currency: Euro (1 Euro = 100 cents)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Everything you need to know about the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:
May, 8th 2015
Information and Press Service of the Government

4. The conference will take place at the Conference Centre Kirchberg in Luxembourg-City

5. See you in Luxembourg in November
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