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<title>
Luxembourg: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Luxembourg
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg</l>
<l> conventional short form: Luxembourg</l>
<l> local long form: Grand-Duche de Luxembourg</l>
<l> local short form: Luxembourg</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: LU
</p>
<p>Type: constitutional monarchy
</p>
<p>Capital: Luxembourg
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher,
Luxembourg
</p>
<p>Independence: 1839
</p>
<p>Constitution: 17 October 1868, occasional revisions
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: National Day, 23 June (1921) (public celebration
of the Grand Duke's birthday)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Christian Social Party (CSV),
Jacques SANTER; Socialist Workers Party (LSAP), Jacques POOS; Liberal
(DP), Colette FLESCH; Communist (KPL), Andre HOFFMANN; Green
Alternative (GAP), Jean HUSS
</p>
<p>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
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Chamber of Deputies: last held on 18 June 1989 (next to be held
by June 1994); results - CSV 31.7%, LSAP 27.2%, DP 16.2%, Greens
8.4%, PAC 7.3%, KPL 5.1%, other 4.1%; seats - (60 total) CSV 22, LSAP
18, DP 11, Greens 4, PAC 4, KPL 1
</p>
<p>Executive branch: grand duke, prime minister, vice prime minister,
Council of Ministers (cabinet)
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des
Deputes); note - the Council of State (Conseil d'Etat) is an advisory
body whose views are considered by the Chamber of Deputies
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Superior Court of Justice (Cour Superieure de
Justice)
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Grand Duke JEAN (since 12 November 1964); Heir
Apparent Prince HENRI (son of Grand Duke Jean, born 16 April 1955)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Jacques SANTER (since 21 July
1984); Vice Prime Minister Jacques F. POOS (since 21 July 1984)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACCT, Australia Group, Benelux, CCC, CE, COCOM, CSCE,
EBRD, EC, ECE, EIB, FAO, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA,
IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU,
LORCS, MTCR, NACC, NATO, NEA, NSG, OECD, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UNPROFOR, UPU, WCL, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Alphonse BERNS</l>
<l> chancery: 2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 265-4171</l>
<l> FAX: (202) 328-8270</l>
<l> consulates general: New York and San Francisco</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Edward M. ROWELL</l>
<l> embassy: 22 Boulevard Emmanuel-Servais, 2535 Luxembourg
City</l>
<l> mailing address: PSC 11, APO AE 09132-5380</l>
<l> telephone: [352] 460123</l>
<l> FAX: [352] 461401</l>
</list>
<p>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
</p></body></article></text>