Development & Industry
Population: 543,202
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): 65,040
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 45%
Women as % of Parliament: 28%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 20.9%
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: Yes
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 100%
Democracy--CPIA Gender Equality Rating: 3
Economy--Big Mac Index: $1.44
Economy--Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.6%
Economy--Human Development Index: 0.866
Economy--Technology Index: .94 rank
Education--Average Years of School for Adults: Upper Secondary Education
Education--Education Spending (as % of GDP): 3.3%
Education--Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 8
Education--Teachers as % of Labor Force: 48%
Health--Expenditure Per Capita: 7,981
Health--Hospital Beds Per 1000: 5.4
Health--Physicians Per 1000: 2.9
Media--Televisions (total number): 285,000
Media--Per Capita Televisions: 2
% of GDP as Industry: 4.4%
Total Labor Force: 265,800
% of Labor Force in Industry: 20%
Unemployment Rate: 6.9%
Public Debt % of GDP: 21.7%
Inflation Rate: 0.1%
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
Value of Exports: $20.9 billion
Export Commodities: machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
Export Partners and %: Germany 23.5%, France 17%, Belgium 16.2%, Italy 5.6%, Switzerland 4.4%
Value of Imports: $21.9 billion
Import Commodities: commercial aircraft, minerals, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, luxury consumer goods
Import Partners and %: Belgium 30.8%, Germany 24.5%, France 11.9%, US 7.1%, China 5.9%, Netherlands 4.9%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 0.885 Euros
Electricity Production: 2.119 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 6.108 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 27.5% of total installed
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 1.9% of total installed
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 9.1% of total installed
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 0 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 5 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 983 million cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 270,000
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 796,400
# of Internet Hosts: 250,900
# of Internet Users: 530,400
# of Airports (total): 2
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 1
# of km of Roadways (total): 2,899 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 2,899 km
# km of Waterways: 37 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Mertert (Moselle)
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): 65,040
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 45%
Women as % of Parliament: 28%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 20.9%
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: Yes
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 100%
Democracy--CPIA Gender Equality Rating: 3
Economy--Big Mac Index: $1.44
Economy--Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.6%
Economy--Human Development Index: 0.866
Economy--Technology Index: .94 rank
Education--Average Years of School for Adults: Upper Secondary Education
Education--Education Spending (as % of GDP): 3.3%
Education--Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 8
Education--Teachers as % of Labor Force: 48%
Health--Expenditure Per Capita: 7,981
Health--Hospital Beds Per 1000: 5.4
Health--Physicians Per 1000: 2.9
Media--Televisions (total number): 285,000
Media--Per Capita Televisions: 2
% of GDP as Industry: 4.4%
Total Labor Force: 265,800
% of Labor Force in Industry: 20%
Unemployment Rate: 6.9%
Public Debt % of GDP: 21.7%
Inflation Rate: 0.1%
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
Value of Exports: $20.9 billion
Export Commodities: machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
Export Partners and %: Germany 23.5%, France 17%, Belgium 16.2%, Italy 5.6%, Switzerland 4.4%
Value of Imports: $21.9 billion
Import Commodities: commercial aircraft, minerals, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, luxury consumer goods
Import Partners and %: Belgium 30.8%, Germany 24.5%, France 11.9%, US 7.1%, China 5.9%, Netherlands 4.9%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 0.885 Euros
Electricity Production: 2.119 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 6.108 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 27.5% of total installed
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 0% of total installed
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 1.9% of total installed
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 9.1% of total installed
Refined Oil Production: 0 bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 0 bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 5 million cu m
Natural Gas Consumption: 983 million cu m
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 270,000
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 796,400
# of Internet Hosts: 250,900
# of Internet Users: 530,400
# of Airports (total): 2
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 1
# of km of Roadways (total): 2,899 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 2,899 km
# km of Waterways: 37 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Mertert (Moselle)