LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG REGION EUROPE NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE 1839 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION OCTOBER 17 1868 POPULATION 429080 1999 EST AREA 999 SQ MI CAPITAL LUXEMBOURG FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY NATURAL RESOURCES IRON ORE MAIN INDUSTRIES BANKING IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION FOOD PROCESSING CHEMICALS METAL PRODUCTS ENGINEERING TIRES GLASS ALUMINUM SMELTING AGRICULTURE BARLEY OATS POTATOES WHEAT FRUITS LIVESTOCK CURRENCY FRANC GDP 13.9 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 32700 1998 EST LANGUAGES LUXEMBOURGISCH GERMAN FRENCH ENGLISH RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS JUDAISM LITERACY RATE 100 LIFE EXPECTANCY 75 YEARS MALE 81 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 10 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 9 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION