Luxembourg

Interesting Facts About Luxembourg

• Luxembourg is a landlocked country bordered by Belgium, Germany, and France, and its capital hosts the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU.
• Luxembourgish is the sole national language and 'language of the heart' for Luxembourgers, belonging to the Moselle Franconian dialect group and containing more than 5,000 words of French origin.
• Luxembourg is highly multilingual: 98% of citizens can speak French, 80% can speak English, 78% can speak German, and 77% can speak Luxembourgish as second, third, or fourth languages.
• In 2025, approximately 47% of Luxembourg's permanent residents were foreign nationals, with Portuguese being the largest foreign national group at 13.2% of the total population.
• Knowledge of Luxembourgish is a criterion for naturalization in Luxembourg, emphasizing its cultural importance to national identity.
• Since the 1990s, Luxembourg has received significant immigration from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia, following the Yugoslav wars.

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