盧森堡大公國

被法國、德國、比利時包圍的內陸國家,國土只有台北市加新北市這麼大。但從10多年前開始,盧森堡就一直是全球最富有的國家,連續30年高踞全球人均GDP第一名(此為IMF排名,非本日曆排名)。不過部分原因是有大量在盧森堡工作的人,實際上住在附近國家,所以沒有算到分母的人口數裡。1970年代盧森堡本來是依賴鋼鐵業,後來轉型為金融服務為主。也因為金融業不需要太多能源,盧森堡並不受制於俄羅斯天然氣的供應。所以在俄烏戰爭後,只是稍微受到全球通膨、利率上升等間接影響,經濟表現並沒有受到太大傷害。俄烏戰爭期間展現出對烏克蘭強大的支持決心,並凍結了超過40億歐元的俄羅斯在盧森堡資產。近年更積極發展太空產業,世界知名的衛星製造商SES的總部就設在這裡。
看2022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
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