Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg) (Luxembourgish), Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (French), Grossherzogtum Luxemburg (German). Area: 2,586 km2 . Population: 517,000 (2011 estimate). The capital is Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a country in northwestern Europe. It shares borders with Belgium, France, and Germany. It is located in a hilly area between the Belgian Ardennes and the French Lorraine plateau, and has a relatively high rainfall and cool climate. The majority of the inhabitants are of German descent, and there are three official languages: Luxembourgish, French, and German, which are all German-based. More than 90% of the population is Catholic. The main industry is the steel industry, which developed in the 19th century, depending on the iron deposits that extend from the Lorraine region of France. In terms of land use, arable land, pastures, and grazing land are prominent, and dairy farming and livestock farming are widely practiced. The main exports are steel, metal products, textiles, and chemicals, and the country trades a lot with Germany, Belgium, and other neighboring countries. It is a constitutional monarchy with a unicameral parliament based on proportional representation. Together with Belgium and the Netherlands, it is known as one of the three Benelux countries. It is an original member state of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Community (EEC), which was the basis of the European Community (EC). (→History of Luxembourg) Luxembourg |
正式名称 ルクセンブルク大公国 Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg (ルクセンブルク語) ,Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (フランス語) ,Grossherzogtum Luxemburg (ドイツ語) 。 面積 2586km2。 人口 51万7000(2011推計)。 首都 ルクセンブルク。 ヨーロッパ北西部にある国。ベルギー,フランス,ドイツと国境を接する。ベルギーのアルデンヌ高原とフランスのロレーヌ台地の間にある丘陵性の地帯にあり,降水量が比較的多く,気候は冷涼である。住民はドイツ系が多く,公用語はドイツ語系のルクセンブルク語,フランス語,ドイツ語の3種類。宗教はカトリックが 90%以上を占める。主産業はフランスのロレーヌ地方から延びる鉄鉱床に依存して 19世紀から発達した鉄鋼業。土地利用では,耕地,牧草地,放牧地が卓越し,酪農,牧畜業が広く行なわれている。主要輸出品は,鉄鋼,金属製品,繊維,化学薬品などで,ドイツ,ベルギーをはじめ周辺の国々との取り引きが多い。立憲君主制で,比例代表制による一院制議会がある。ベルギー,オランダとともにベネルックス三国と称される。ヨーロッパ連合 EUやヨーロッパ共同体 ECの基礎となったヨーロッパ経済共同体 EECなどの原加盟国。 (→ルクセンブルク史 ) ルクセンブルク
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