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Luxembourg Government 1996

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

        conventional short form:
        Luxembourg

        local long form:
        Grand-Duche de Luxembourg

        local short form:
        Luxembourg

    • Digraph:
      LU

    • Type:
      constitutional monarchy

    • Capital:
      Luxembourg

    • Administrative divisions:
      3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg

    • Independence:
      1839

    • National holiday:
      National Day, 23 June (1921) (public celebration of the Grand Duke's birthday)

    • Constitution:
      17 October 1868, occasional revisions

    • Legal system:
      based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

    • Suffrage:
      18 years of age; universal and compulsory

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state:
        Grand Duke JEAN (since 12 November 1964); Heir Apparent Prince HENRI (son of Grand Duke JEAN, born 16 April 1955)

        head of government:
        Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNKER (since 1 January 1994); Vice Prime Minister Jacques F. POOS (since 21 July 1984)

        cabinet:
        Council of Ministers; appointed by the sovereign

    • Legislative branch:
      unicameral

        Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Deputes):
        elections last held on 12 June 1994 (next to be held by June 1999); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (60 total) CSV 21, LSAP 17, DP 12, Action Committee for Democracy and Pension Rights 5, Greens 5

        note:
        the Council of State (Conseil d'Etat) is an advisory body whose views are considered by the Chamber of Deputies

    • Judicial branch:
      Superior Court of Justice (Cour Superieure de Justice)

    • Political parties and leaders:
      Christian Social People's Party (CSV), Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES; Socialist Workers Party (LSAP), Ben FAYOT; Democratic Party (DP), Henri GRETHEN; Action Committee for Democracy and Pension Rights, Roby MEHLEN; other minor parties

    • Other political or pressure groups:
      group of steel companies representing iron and steel industry; Centrale Paysanne representing agricultural producers; Christian and Socialist labor unions; Federation of Industrialists; Artisans and Shopkeepers Federation

    • Member of:
      ACCT, Australia Group, Benelux, CCC, CE, EBRD, EC, ECE, EIB, FAO, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU, MTCR, NACC, NATO, NEA, NSG, OECD, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC

    • Diplomatic representation in US:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Alphonse BERNS

        chancery:
        2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

        telephone:
        [1] (202) 265-4171

        FAX:
        [1] (202) 328-8270

        consulate(s) general:
        New York and San Francisco

    • US diplomatic representation:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Clay CONSTANTINOU

        embassy:
        22 Boulevard Emmanuel-Servais, 2535 Luxembourg City

        mailing address:
        PSC 11, Luxembourg City; APO AE 09132-5380

        telephone:
        [352] 46 01 23

        FAX:
        [352] 46 14 01

    • Flag:
      three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France






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