note: 1979 legislation
forbids the collection of religious statistics

Languages: Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative
language), French (administrative language)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total
population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2000 est.)

Government Luxembourg

Country name: conventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
conventional short form: Luxembourg local short form: Luxembourg local
long form: Grand Duche de Luxembourg

Government type: constitutional monarchy

Capital: Luxembourg

Administrative divisions: 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg

Independence: 1839 (from the Netherlands)

National holiday: National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte)
23 June

Constitution: 17 October 1868, occasional revisions

Legal system: based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Executive branch: chief of state: Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October
2000); Heir Apparent Prince GUILLAUME (son of the monarch, born 11
November 1981) head of government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER
(since 1 January 1995) and Vice Prime Minister Lydie POLFER (since
7 August 1999) cabinet: the monarch elections: none; the monarch is
hereditary; prime minister and vice prime minister appointed by the
monarch, following popular election to the Chamber of Deputies; they
are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies note: government coalition -
CSV and DP

Legislative branch: unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes
(60 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year
terms) elections: also a Council of State that serves as an advisory
body to the Chamber of Deputies; the Council of State has 21 members
appointed by the Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister election
results: percent of vote by party - CSV 29.79%, DP 21.58%, LSAP 23.75%,
ADR 10.36%, Green Party 9.09%, the Left 3.77%; seats by party - CSV 19,
DP 15, LSAP 13, ADR 6, Green Party 5, the Left 2

Judicial branch: judicial courts and tribunals (3 Justices of the Peace,
2 district courts, and 1 Supreme Court of Appeals); administrative
courts and tribunals (State Prosecutor's Office, administrative courts
and tribunals, and the Constitutional Court); judges for all courts are
appointed for life by the monarch

Political parties and leaders: Action Committee for