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Official
name: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgian); Grand-Duché de
Luxembourg (French); Grossherzogtum Luxemburg (German) (Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg). Form of government: constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses (Council of State [21]; Chamber of Deputies [60]). Chief of state: Grand Duke. Head of government: Prime Minister. Population (1998): 425,000. Population projection: (2000) 433,000; (2010) 462,000. Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 4.3 (world avg. 15.7). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$18,850,000,000 (U.S.$45,360 per capita). Land use (1992): forested 34.2%; meadows and pastures 25.6%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 23.2%; other 17.0%.
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