Conventional Long Form Name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Capital City: Luxembourg Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy Date of Independence: 1839 (from the Netherlands) National Holiday: National Day (birthday of Grand Duke Henri) 23 June (However this is not the birth date of any Royals as the date had to be shifted) Chief of State: Grand Duke Henri Head of Government: Prime Minister Xavier Bettel Executive Branch/Powers: Monarchies are hereditary; following elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the leader of the majority party usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime minister appointed by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime minister are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies Legislative Branch/Powers: Unicameral Chamber of Deputies (60 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) Judicial Branch/Powers: Superior Court of Justice(consists of 27 judges on 9 benches); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); both are appointed by monarch for life Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory Ambassador to the U.S.: Jean-Louis Wolzfeld Embassy in the U.S.: 2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Consulate Location in the U.S.: New York, San Francisco Name of U.S. Ambassador: Charge d'Affaires Alison Shorter-Lawrence Location of U.S. Embassy: 22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City U.S. Consulate Location: N/A Representitive to UN: Sylvie Lucas Symbolism of Flag: Derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms National Symbols: Lion International Disputes: None Quantity of Refugees in Country/Origin of Refugees: 30 (Greece) Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: N/A Quantity of Stateless Persons: 81 Current Human Trafficking Issues: Luxembourg is a destination country for women trafficked transnationally for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. According to the Luxembourg Red Cross, an increasing number of women from Africa and Latin America are engaged in prostitution in the country, and could be victims of trafficking. Illicit Drug Trafficking/Use: N/A |
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