Luxembourg

Broadcast media

Luxembourg has a long tradition of operating radio and TV services for pan-European audiences and is home to Europe's largest privately owned broadcast media group, the RTL Group, which operates 46 TV stations and 29 radio stations in Europe; also home to Europe's largest satellite operator, Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES); domestically, the RTL Group operates TV and radio networks; other domestic private radio and TV operators and French and German stations available; satellite and cable TV services available (2016)

Internet country code

.lu

Internet users

total: 567,698 | percent of population: 97.5% (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130

Telephone system

general assessment: highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables | domestic: fixed-line teledensity about 50 per 100 persons; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system with market for mobile-cellular phones virtually saturated | international: country code - 352 (2016)

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 280,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119

Telephones - mobile cellular

total: 813,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 140 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162

Agriculture - products

grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits; dairy and livestock products

Budget

revenues: $25.61 billion | expenditures: $24.68 billion (2016 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

1.6% of GDP (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 15

Central bank discount rate

0.25% (31 December 2016) | 0.3% (31 December 2010) | note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area | country comparison to the world: 143

Current account balance

$2.823 billion (2016 est.) | $2.962 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30

Debt - external

$3.781 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) | $3.806 trillion (31 March 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 7

Distribution of family income - Gini index

30.4 (2013 est.) | 26 (2005 est.) | country comparison to the world: 124

Economy - overview

This small, stable, high-income economy has historically featured solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. Luxembourg, the only Grand Duchy in the world, is a landlocked country in northwestern Europe surrounded by Belgium, France, and Germany. Despite its small landmass and small population, Luxembourg is the second-wealthiest country in the world when measured on a gross domestic product (PPP) per capita basis. Luxembourg has one of the highest current account surpluses as a share of GDP in the euro zone, and it maintains a healthy budgetary position and the lowest public debt level in the region. | Since 2002, the Luxembourg Government has proactively implemented policies and programs to support economic diversification and to attract foreign direct investment. The government focused on key innovative industries that showed promise for supporting economic growth: logistics, information and communications technology (ICT); health technologies, including biotechnology and biomedical research; clean energy technologies;, and most recently, space technology and financial services technologies. The economy has evolved and flourished, posting a strong GDP growth rate – projected at 4.5% in 2017-2018, far outpacing the European average of 1.8%. | Luxembourg remains a financial powerhouse – the financial sector accounts for more than 35% of GDP - due to the exponential growth of the investment fund sector through the launch and development of cross-border funds (UCITS) in the 1990s. Luxembourg is the world’s second-largest investment fund asset domicile, after the US, with $4 trillion of assets in custody in financial institutions. | Luxembourg has lost some of its advantage as a favorable tax location because of OECD and EU pressure, as well as the “LuxLeaks” scandal, which revealed advantageous tax treatments offered to foreign corporations. In 2015, the government’s compliance with EU requirements to implement automatic exchange of tax information on savings accounts - thus ending banking secrecy - has constricted banking activity. Likewise, changes to the way EU members collect taxes from e-commerce has cut Luxembourg’s sales tax revenues, requiring the government to raise additional levies and to reduce some direct social benefits as part of the tax reform package of 2017.

Exchange rates

euros (EUR) per US dollar - | 0.9214 (2016 est.) | 0.885 (2015 est.) | 0.885 (2014 est.) | 0.7634 (2013 est.) | 0.7752 (2012 est.)

Exports

$16.37 billion (2016 est.) | $17.6 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72

Exports - commodities

machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass

Exports - partners

Germany 23.1%, Belgium 16.6%, France 15.4%, Netherlands 5.1% (2016)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate)

$59.98 billion (2016 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$60.93 billion (2016 est.) | $57.75 billion (2015 est.) | $54.93 billion (2014 est.) | note: data are in 2016 dollars | country comparison to the world: 105

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 29.2% | government consumption: 16.3% | investment in fixed capital: 17.6% | investment in inventories: 0.5% | exports of goods and services: 227.9% | imports of goods and services: -191.5% (2016 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 0.2% | industry: 12.3% | services: 87.4% (2016 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$105,800 (2016 est.) | $103,900 (2015 est.) | $102,200 (2014 est.) | note: data are in 2016 dollars | country comparison to the world: 4

GDP - real growth rate

4.2% (2016 est.) | 4% (2015 est.) | 5.6% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64

Gross national saving

22.8% of GDP (2016 est.) | 24% of GDP (2015 est.) | 23.8% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 3.5% | highest 10%: 23.8% (2000)

Imports

$19.97 billion (2016 est.) | $20.49 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 70

Imports - commodities

commercial aircraft, minerals, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, luxury consumer goods

Imports - partners

Belgium 29.4%, Germany 24.3%, France 10.3%, US 7%, China 5.8%, Netherlands 4.3%, Mexico 4.3% (2016)

Industrial production growth rate

0.3% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 154

Industries

banking and financial services, construction, real estate services, iron, metals, and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation and logistics, chemicals, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism, biotechnology

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

0% (2016 est.) | 0.1% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 50

Labor force

266,900 | note: data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 167

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 1.1% | industry: 20% | services: 78.9% (2013 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares

$47.13 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $63.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $78.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 53

Population below poverty line

NA%

Public debt

20% of GDP (2016 est.) | 21.6% of GDP (2015 est.) | note: data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions | country comparison to the world: 185

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$974 million (31 December 2016 est.) | $771 million (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125

Stock of broad money

$271.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $271 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 35

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

$11.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94

Stock of domestic credit

$109.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $108.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 53

Stock of narrow money

$229.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) | $218.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | note: see entry for the EU for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders | country comparison to the world: 19

Taxes and other revenues

43.1% of GDP (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30

Unemployment rate

6.4% (2016 est.) | 6.8% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 84

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

11 million Mt (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 101

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 155

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 152

Crude oil - production

0 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162

Crude oil - proved reserves

0 bbl (1 January 2017 es) | country comparison to the world: 159

Electricity - consumption

6.178 billion kWh (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114

Electricity - exports

1.42 billion kWh (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51

Electricity - from fossil fuels

23.7% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 192

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

1.7% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 140

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 131

Electricity - from other renewable sources

12.7% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60

Electricity - imports

7.718 billion kWh (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32

Electricity - installed generating capacity

2.023 million kW (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 113

Electricity - production

735 million kWh (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158

Electricity access

electrification - total population: 100% (2016)

Natural gas - consumption

1.108 billion cu m (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 96

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 140

Natural gas - imports

875 million cu m (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61

Natural gas - production

6 million cu m (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98

Natural gas - proved reserves

0 cu m (1 January 2014 es) | country comparison to the world: 164

Refined petroleum products - consumption

56,120 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 99

Refined petroleum products - exports

0 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 173

Refined petroleum products - imports

55,900 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 77

Refined petroleum products - production

0 bbl/day (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 166

Area

total: 2,586 sq km | land: 2,586 sq km | water: 0 sq km | country comparison to the world: 179

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Rhode Island; about half the size of Delaware

Climate

modified continental with mild winters, cool summers

Coastline

0 km (landlocked)

Elevation

mean elevation: 325 m | elevation extremes: lowest point: Moselle River 133 m | highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m

Environment - current issues

air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland

Environment - international agreements

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands | signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification

Geographic coordinates

49 45 N, 6 10 E

Geography - note

landlocked; the only grand duchy in the world

Irrigated land

0 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries

total: 327 km | border countries (3): Belgium 130 km, France 69 km, Germany 128 km

Land use

agricultural land: 50.7% | arable land 24%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 26.1% | forest: 33.5% | other: 15.8% (2011 est.)

Location

Western Europe, between France and Germany

Map references

Europe

Maritime claims

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards

occasional flooding

Natural resources

iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land

Population - distribution

most people live in the south, on or near the border with France

Terrain

mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast

Administrative divisions

12 cantons (cantons, singular - canton); Capellen, Clervaux, Diekirch, Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Mersch, Redange, Remich, Vianden, Wiltz

Capital

name: Luxembourg | geographic coordinates: 49 36 N, 6 07 E | time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Citizenship

citizenship by birth: limited to situations where the parents are either unknown, stateless, or when the nationality law of the parents' state of origin does not permit acquisition of citizenship by descent when the birth occurs outside of national territory | citizenship by descent: at least one parent must be a citizen of Luxembourg | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Constitution

history: previous 1842 (heavily amended 1848, 1856); latest effective 17 October 1868 | amendments: proposed by the Chamber of Deputies or by the monarch to the Chamber; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Chamber in two successive readings three months apart; a referendum can be substituted for the second reading if approved by more than one-quarter of the Chamber members or by 25,000 valid voters; adoption by referendum requires a majority of all valid voters; amended many times, last in 2009 (2016)

Country name

conventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | conventional short form: Luxembourg | local long form: Grand Duchee de Luxembourg | local short form: Luxembourg | etymology: from the Celtic "lucilem" (little) and the German "burg" (castle or fortress) to produce the meaning of the "little castle"

Diplomatic representation from the US

US chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Alison SHORTER-LAWRENCE (since 20 January 2017) | embassy: 22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City | mailing address: Unit 3560, APO-AE 09126-3560 (official mail) | telephone: [352] 46-01-23 00 | FAX: [352] 46-14-01

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Sylvie LUCAS (since 16 September 2016) | chancery: 2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 265-4171 | FAX: [1] (202) 328-8270 | consulate(s) general: New York, San Francisco

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 Xavier BETTEL (since 4 December 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Etienne SCHNEIDER (since 4 December 2013) | cabinet: Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister, appointed by the monarch | elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime minister appointed by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime minister are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies

Flag description

three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; the coloring is derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms (a red lion on a white and blue striped field)

Government type

constitutional monarchy

Independence

1839 (from the Netherlands)

International law organization participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation

ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Superior Court of Justice includes Court of Appeal and Court of Cassation (consists of 27 judges on 9 benches); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members) | judge selection and term of office: judges of both courts appointed by the monarch for life | subordinate courts: Court of Accounts; district and local tribunals and courts

Legal system

civil law system

Legislative branch

description: unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - a 21-member Council of State appointed by the Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister serves as an advisory body to the Chamber of Deputies | elections: last held on 20 October 2013 (next to be held by October 2018) | election results: percent of vote by party - CSV 33.7%, LSAP 20.3%, DP 18.3%, Green Party 10.1%, ADR 6.6%, The Left 4.9%, other 6.1%; seats by party - CSV 23, LSAP 13, DP 13, Green Party 6, ADR 3, The Left 2

National anthem

name: "Ons Heemecht" (Our Motherland); "De Wilhelmus" (The William) | lyrics/music: Michel LENTZ/Jean-Antoine ZINNEN; Nikolaus WELTER/unknown | note: "Ons Heemecht," adopted 1864, is the national anthem, while "De Wilhelmus," adopted 1919, serves as a royal anthem for use when members of the grand ducal family enter or exit a ceremony in Luxembourg

National holiday

National Day (Birthday of Grand Duke HENRI), 23 June; note - this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the national festivities were shifted in 1962 to allow observance during a more favorable time of year

National symbol(s)

red, rampant lion; national colors: red, white, light blue

Political parties and leaders

Alternative Democratic Reform Party or ADR [Jean SCHOOS] | Christian Social People's Party or CSV [Marc SPAUTZ] | Democratic Party or DP [Corinne CAHEN] | Green Party [Francoise FOLMER and Christian KMIOTEK] | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP [Claude HAAGEN] | The Left (dei Lenk/la Gauche) [collective leadership, Central Committee] | other minor parties

Political pressure groups and leaders

Business Federation Luxembourg or FEDIL [Nicolas BUCK] | Centrale Paysanne [Marc FISCH] (federation of agricultural producers) | Chamber of Artisans (Chambre des Metiers) [Tom OBERWEIS] | Chamber of Commerce (Chambre de Commerce) [Carlo THELEN] | Chambre des Salaries or CSL [Jean-Claude REDING] | General Association of Officials (Confederation Generale de la Fonction Publique or CGFP) [Romain WOLFF] (trade union representing civil service) | Greenpeace [Raymond AENDEKERK] | Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions or LCGB [Patrick DURY] (center-right trade union) | Luxembourg Association of Bankers and Insurance Employees or ALEBA [Roberto SCOLATI] | Luxembourg Bankers Association or ABBL [Yves MAAS] | Mouvement Ecologique [Blanche WEBER] (environmental protection) | Confederation of Independent Trade Unions or OGB-L [Andre ROELTGEN] (center-left trade union)

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Background

Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839 but gained a larger measure of autonomy. In 1867, Luxembourg attained full independence under the condition that it promise perpetual neutrality. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the EEC (later the EU), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency zone.

Military branches

Luxembourg Army (Armee Luxembourgeoise) (2015)

Military expenditures

0.49% of GDP (2016) | 0.48% of GDP (2015) | 0.42% of GDP (2014) | 0.42% of GDP (2013) | 0.42% of GDP (2012) | country comparison to the world: 123

Military service age and obligation

18-24 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2012)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.77% (male 51,333/female 48,296) | 15-24 years: 12.18% (male 37,047/female 35,310) | 25-54 years: 44.27% (male 134,986/female 128,028) | 55-64 years: 11.77% (male 35,450/female 34,457) | 65 years and over: 15.02% (male 39,786/female 49,437) (2017 est.)

Birth rate

11.5 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 170

Death rate

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 123

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 43.6 | youth dependency ratio: 23.5 | elderly dependency ratio: 20.1 | potential support ratio: 5 (2015 est.)

Drinking water source

urban: 100% of population | rural: 100% of population | total: 100% of population | urban: 0% of population | rural: 0% of population | total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

Education expenditures

4.1% of GDP (2012) | country comparison to the world: 118

Ethnic groups

Luxembourger 53.3%, Portuguese 16.2%, French 7.2%, Italian 3.5%, Belgian 3.4%, German 2.2%, British 1.1%, other 13.2% | note: data represent population by nationality (2016 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

<100 (2016 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

Health expenditures

6.6% of GDP (2014) | country comparison to the world: 90

Hospital bed density

5.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 209

Languages

Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 88.8%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 4.2%, Portuguese 2.3%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 1.1%, other 3.5% (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.3 years | male: 79.9 years | female: 84.9 years (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 13

Major urban areas - population

LUXEMBOURG (capital) 107,000 (2014)

Maternal mortality rate

10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150

Median age

total: 39.3 years | male: 38.7 years | female: 39.9 years (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 54

Mother's mean age at first birth

30.1 years (2015 est.)

Nationality

noun: Luxembourger(s) | adjective: Luxembourg

Net migration rate

15.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 3

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.6% (2016) | country comparison to the world: 74

Physicians density

2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Population

594,130 (July 2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 171

Population distribution

most people live in the south, on or near the border with France

Population growth rate

1.98% (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 47

Religions

Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)

Sanitation facility access

urban: 97.5% of population | rural: 98.5% of population | total: 97.6% of population | urban: 2.5% of population | rural: 1.5% of population | total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years | male: 14 years | female: 14 years (2012)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female | 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female | 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female | 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female | 55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female | 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female | total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.62 children born/woman (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 178

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 17.4% | male: 18.9% | female: 15.7% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59

Urbanization

urban population: 90.7% of total population (2017) | rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Disputes - international

none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

stateless persons: 83 (2016)

Airports

2 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 202

Airports - with paved runways

total: 1 | over 3,047 m: 1 (2017)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 1 | under 914 m: 1 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

LX (2016)

Heliports

1 (2013)

Merchant marine

total: 49 | by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 20, container 10, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 12 | foreign-owned: 48 (Belgium 11, Denmark 1, France 15, Germany 9, Japan 3, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 1, UK 5) | registered in other countries: 18 (Italy 14, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 73

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 3 | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 119 | annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,830,972 | annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 6,309,473,324 mt-km (2015)

Pipelines

gas 142 km; refined products 27 km (2013)

Ports and terminals

river port(s): Mertert (Moselle)

Railways

total: 275 km | standard gauge: 275 km 1.435-m gauge (275 km electrified) (2014) | country comparison to the world: 125

Roadways

total: 2,899 km | paved: 2,899 km (includes 152 km of expressways) (2011) | country comparison to the world: 167

Waterways

37 km (on Moselle River) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 104