Luxemburgo

"Luxemburgo, oficialmente denominado Gran Ducado de Luxemburgo (luxemburgués: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, francés: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, alemán: Großherzogtum Luxemburg), es un pequeño país de Europa Central que forma parte de la Unión Europea. Se trata de un estado sin litoral, rodeado por Francia, Alemania y Bélgica. Luxemburgo cuenta con una población de medio millón de habitantes sobre un área de 2.586 kilómetros cuadrados. El gobierno de Luxemburgo es una monarquía constitucional y parlamentaria, siendo el único Gran Ducado soberano en la actualidad. El estado tiene una economía altamente desarrollada, con el mayor Producto Interno Bruto por cápita del mundo de acuerdo al Banco Mundial, y el segundo de acuerdo al Fondo Monetario Internacional. Luxemburgo es miembro de la Unión Europea, la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte, la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico, las Naciones Unidas y el Benelux, reflejando la orientación política a favor de la integración económica, política y militar. Su capital, Luxemburgo, es sede de numerosas instituciones y agencias de la Unión Europea. Luxemburgo posee culturas y tradiciones diversas por encontrarse entre la Europa romana y la Europa germánica. El país tiene tres lenguas oficiales: alemán, francés y luxemburgués. Se trata de un estado laico, siendo predominante el catolicismo."

"Luxembourg /lksmbr/ (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg; German: Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, one of the three official capitals of the European Union and the seat of the European Court of Justice, the highest juridical instance in the EU. Its culture, people and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbors, making it essentially a mixture of French and Germanic cultures. The repeated invasions by its neighbor countries, especially in World War II, resulted in the country's strong will for mediation between France and Germany and led to the foundation of the European Union. It comprises two principal regions: the Oesling in the north as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland ("Good Land") in the south. With an area of 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi), it is one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe (about the same size as the state of Rhode Island or the English county of Northamptonshire). Luxembourg had a population of 524,853 in October 2012, ranking it the 8th least-populous country in Europe. As a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is headed by a grand duke, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and is the world's only remaining grand duchy. Luxembourg is a developed country, with an advanced economy and the world's highest GDP (PPP) per capita, according to the United Nations in 2014. Its central location has historically made it of great strategic importance to numerous powers, dating back to its founding as a Roman fortress, its hosting of a vital Frankish castle during the Early Middle Ages, and its role as a bastion for the Spanish Road between the 16th and 17th centuries. Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Union, OECD, United Nations, NATO, and Benelux, reflecting its political consensus in favour of economic, political, and military integration. The city of Luxembourg, which is the country's capital and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the EU. Luxembourg served on the United Nations Security Council for the years 2013 and 2014, which was a first in the country's history. In 2016 Luxembourgish citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 172 countries and territories, ranking the Luxembourgian passport 6th in the world, tied with countries such as Canada and Switzerland."