Did you know that Luxembourg was founded in 963, now has 116 communes, has an area of 2,586 square kilometres and is the 19th financial centre in the world with 149 banks?

Would you have also thought that 45 satellites from Luxembourg are currently orbiting Earth, that more than 1.5 million passengers pass through Luxembourg Airport, more than 194 commercial shipping vessels flew the flags of Luxembourg in 2010, the National Highway System has a length of 2894 km and the number of cars listed in Luxembourg was 329,038 in 2009?

And so the list goes on...

If these questions intrigue you and the demographics, economics, history, education etc, of Luxembourg in the world, are something you'de like to know more about then get your hands on the booklet "Luxembourg: Small country, big figures" or "Luxembourg: Petit pays, Grands nombres", recently updated by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce.

The booklet is both fun and educational and shows the Grand Duchy in all its facts in figures. The publication from the Chamber of Commerce is aimed not only at professionals but also the general public especially focusing on young people with the aim of raising awareness of nationwide statistics in general and the specifics of the Luxembourg economy in particular. The idea is to arouse youth curiosity and thereby contribute to the promotion of entrepreneurship.