Trivia in Luxembourg

National symbols

Flag: Horizontal tricolor of red, white, and light blue. Similar to Dutch flag but with brighter blue.

Emblem: Grand ducal coat of arms featuring shield with blue-white horizontal stripes and red lion, decorated with crown and supporters on exterior.

Trivia & facts

• Per capita GDP among world''s highest, but about half of workers commute from neighboring countries.
• About 45% of population foreign nationals, EU''s outstanding internationality.
• First country worldwide to make public transport free nationwide from 2020.
• EU Court of Justice, European Court of Auditors, European Investment Bank among major institutions gathered.
• Luxembourgish constitutionally designated national language in 1984.
• Headquarters of world''s largest satellite communications company SES.
• First digit of postal code indicates region (1 is capital center).
• Moselle wine almost entirely domestically consumed, rare abroad.
• Adolphe Bridge was world''s longest stone arch bridge in 1890s.
• Cycling road race "Tour de Luxembourg" started 1935.