被法國、德國、比利時包圍的內陸國家,國土雖然只有台北市加新北市這麼大,但經濟實力堅強。以鋼鐵、銀行和金融產業聞名世界,連續數十年高踞全球人均GDP第一名比第二名瑞士整整多了3萬美元。採交叉三語教育,小學低年級先學盧森堡語,高年級學德語,國中後轉法語。是歐盟和北約的成員兼創始國,其首都盧森堡市設有多個歐盟下設機構,亦被稱為「歐洲第三首都」。
Year Founded: 1890
Luxembourg is a land-locked country surrounded by France, Germany and Belgium. Although its territorial area is only the size of Taipei City and New Taipei City combined, the state shows strong economic strength. It is known by the world for its steel, banking and financial industries. For decades, the nation has ranked 1st in GDP per capita, exceeding Switzerland, the second in the world rankings, by about US$30,000. Luxembourg’s education system is trilingual: the first years of primary school are conducted in Luxembourgish, before changing to German in higher grades; while in secondary school, the language of instruction changes to French. It is a founding member of both the European Union and NATO. Its capital city, Luxembourg City, is home to several EU institutions and also known as the third European capital.