EC Library Guide on country knowledge: Luxembourg: Introduction
Introduction
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Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy (Grand Duchy). The prime minister is the head of government. The Grand Duke who is the head of state only has formal rights. The government exercises executive power. General elections take place every 5 years. 60 members are elected to a single-chamber legislative body, the Chamber of Deputies.
The country is divided into 4 electoral regions, 12 administrative cantons and 105 communes. 12 of the communes have city status, the largest being Luxembourg City. Luxembourg City, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, is one of the three official seats of the European institutions. Luxembourg has three official languages: French, German and Luxemburgish. The first two are official EU languages.
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