9.404 (1989), 36.768 (1988), 37.334 (1987); note - the
Luxembourg franc is at par with the Belgian franc, which circulates freely
in Luxembourg
Fiscal year:
calendar year

:Luxembourg Communications

Railroads:
Luxembourg National Railways (CFL) operates 270 km 1.435-meter standard
gauge; 162 km double track; 162 km electrified
Highways:
5,108 km total; 4,995 km paved, 57 km gravel, 56 km earth; about 80 km
limited access divided highway
Inland waterways:
37 km; Moselle River
Pipelines:
petroleum products 48 km
Ports:
Mertert (river port)
Merchant marine:
49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,592,985 GRT/2,642,249 DWT; includes
3 cargo, 5 container, 5 roll-on/roll-off, 6 petroleum tanker, 4 chemical
tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 8 liquefied gas, 1 passenger, 8 bulk, 6
combination bulk
Civil air:
13 major transport aircraft
Airports:
2 total, 2 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over
3,659 m; 1 with runways less than 1,220 m
Telecommunications:
highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried
cables; 230,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV; 3
channels leased on TAT-6 coaxial submarine cable; 1 direct-broadcast
satellite earth station; nationwide mobile phone system

:Luxembourg Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, National Gendarmerie
Manpower availability:
males 15-49, 100,994; 83,957 fit for military service; 2,320 reach military
age (19) annually
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $100 million, 1.4% of GDP (1991)

:Macau Geography

Total area:
16 km2
Land area:
16 km2
Comparative area:
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0.34 km; China 0.34 km
Coastline:
40 km
Maritime claims:
not known
Disputes:
none
Climate:
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Terrain:
generally flat
Natural resources:
negligible
Land use:
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and
woodland 0%; other 100%
Environment:
essentially urban; one causeway and one bridge connect the two islands to
the peninsula on mainland
Note:
27 km west-southwest of Hong Kong on the southeast coast of China

:Macau People

Population:
473,333 (July 1992), growth rate 1.7% (1992)
Birth rate:
17 births/1,000 population