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

LU

constitutional monarchy

Luxembourg

3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher,

1839 (from the Netherlands)

National Day, 23 June (1921) (public celebration of
the Grand Duke's birthday)

17 October 1868, occasional revisions

based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

chief of state: Grand Duke JEAN (since 12 November 1964); Heir
Apparent Prince HENRI (son of the monarch, born 16 April 1955); note -
Grand Duke JEAN intends to abdicate in September 2000 in favor of his
oldest son, Prince HENRI
head of government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER (since 1
January 1995) and Vice Prime Minister Lydie POLFER (since 7 August
1999)
cabinet: Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister and
appointed by 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

unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des
Deputes (60 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held 13 June 1999 (next to be held by NA June 2004)
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
note: the Council of State or Conseil d'Etat, which has 21 members who
are appointed for life, is an advisory body whose views are considered
by the Chamber of Deputies

Superior Court of Justice or Cour Superieure de
Justice, judges are appointed for life by the monarch; Administrative
Court or Tribunale Administratin, judges are appointed for life by the
monarch

Action Committee for Democracy and
Pension Rights or ADR ; Christian Social People's Party
or CSV ; Democratic Party or DP [Lydie
POLFER]; Green Party ; Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
or LSAP ; Marxist and Reformed Communist Party DEI
LENK (the Left) ; other minor parties

ABBL (bankers' association);
ALEBA (financial sector trade union); Centrale Paysanne (federation of
agricultural producers); CEP (professional sector chamber); CGFP
(trade union representing civil service); Chambre de Commerce (Chamber
of Commerce); Chambre des Metiers (Chamber of Artisans); FEDIL
(federation of industrialists); LCGP (center-right trade union); OGBL
(center-left trade union)

ACCT, Australia Group,
Benelux, CCC, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NATO, NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW,
OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WTrO, ZC

chief of mission: Ambassador Arlette CONZEMIUS
chancery: 2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
telephone:  (202) 265-4171
FAX:  (202) 328-8270
consulate(s) general: New York and San Francisco

chief of mission: Ambassador James C. HORMEL
embassy: 22 Boulevard Emmanuel-Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City
mailing address: American Embassy Luxembourg, Unit 1410, APO AE
09126-1410 (official mail); American Embassy Luxembourg, PSC 9, Box
9500, APO AE 09123 (personal mail)
telephone:  46 01 23
FAX:  46 14 01

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; design was based on the flag of France