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Stay healthy

The food in Luxembourg is good and healthy, so no worries. The climate is average, the summers can get hot but temperatures only rarely rise above 30 degrees celsius.

Talk

Luxembourgish ("Lëtzebuergesch") is the national language, while French is the administrative lanuguage. German is also widely used.
Over one third of Luxembourg's overall population is made up of foreigners, and this figure rises to 50% in the city. Hence, knowing French is your best bet if you want to converse with most people, especially as people working in shops and bars usually come from France or Belgium and don't bother to learn the local language. English is widely understood by such personnel as bus drivers, but many shop assistants will only respond if addressed in French. Educated Luxembourgers are fluent in all four of the above languages; it is the "frontaliers" (workers who live across one of the borders) who may not speak English. Virtually every Luxembourgish person understands and speaks fluent German and French.

History

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

Capital :	Luxembourg
Government :	constitutional monarchy
Currency :	euro (EUR)
Area :	2,586 sq km
Population :	474,413 (July 2006 est.)
Language :	Luxembourgish (national language), German and French (administrative languages)
Religion :	87% Roman Catholic, remainder Protestants, Jews, and Muslims
Electricity :	230V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code :	+352
Internet TLD :	.lu
Time Zone :	UTC+1

Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a landlocked country in Western Europe in between Belgium, France and Germany. It is the only Grand Duchy in the world and is the second-smallest of the European Union member states.

Climate

Modified continental with mild winters, although January and February do get very cold. The summer can be very hot in Luxembourg, with temperatures around July and August reaching around 35 degrees celsius. It might rain a LOT in Luxembourg, so bring an umbrella.

Buy

Sometimes, you won't be able to get things you desire in Luxembourg. In that case, neighboring Trier might be a good bet.
Since several products are much cheaper, many people on travel will stop here to buy cigarettes, alcohol or petrol. Yes, despite Luxembourg's GDP among the highest in the world, many products are pretty cheap.