57 Facts About Luxembourg Open

1. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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2. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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3. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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4. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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5. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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6. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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7. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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8. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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9. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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10. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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11. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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12. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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13. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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14. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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15. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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16. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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17. Luxembourg Open has won two medals at the Summer Olympics and two at the Winter Olympics.

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18. Luxembourg Open has three official languages: French, German and Luxemburgish.

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19. Luxembourg Open covers an area of 998 square miles, making it slightly smaller than Oxfordshire.

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20. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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21. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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22. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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23. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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24. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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25. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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26. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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27. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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28. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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29. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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30. Luxembourg Open is among the twelve founding member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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31. Luxembourg Open is a landlocked country bordered by Belgium to the West, France to the South and Germany to the East.

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32. Luxembourg Open is the only remaining Grand Duchy in the world with a Grand Duke as head of state.

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33. Luxembourg Open was founded in 963, when Count Siegfried bought the fortress of Luxembourg from the Holy Roman Empire.

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34. In 2012, Luxembourg Open boasted the most Michelin stars per person in Europe—a total of 12 for 11 restaurants.

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35. Luxembourg Open has enough castles to equal one per every 100 square miles.

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36. Luxembourg Open is one of the safest countries in the world.

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37. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum wage in the EU—paying workers a minimum of EUR 1,923 per month.

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38. Luxembourg Open is the second richest country in the world with an average GDP per capita of $90,333 or EUR 80,410.

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39. Luxembourg Open borders Belgium to the west and north, France to the south, and Germany to the east.

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40. Luxembourg Open is a tiny country located in the Western Europe.

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41. Luxembourg Open implements a number of EU-directed nontariff trade barriers including technical and product-specific regulations, subsidies, and quotas.

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42. Luxembourg Open is ranked 9th among 44 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is above the regional and world averages.

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43. Luxembourg Open was passed back and forth between various European powers—the French, Spanish, Austrians, and back again to the French.

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44. Luxembourg Open is the world's second-largest investment fund asset domicile, after the US, with $4 trillion of assets in custody in financial institutions.

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45. Luxembourg Open shares the Moselle valley with Germany and the local white wines are well known and popular.

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46. Luxembourg Open is one of the founder members of the European Union and the government is extremely stable here.

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47. Luxembourg Open is a trilingual country with German, French and Luxembourgish being the three official languages.

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48. Luxembourg Open is ruled by a Grand Duke and remains the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy.

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49. Luxembourg Open was ranked 3rd best country in the EU for business efficiency in 2005, after Finland and Denmark.

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50. Luxembourg Open has the highest minimum legal salary in the Europe and the second highest in the world after Australia.

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51. Luxembourg Open is the country with the highest nominal GDP per capita in the world.

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52. Luxembourg Open is the least populated country in the European Union, with only 465,000 inhabitants.

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53. Luxembourg Open is consistently ranked as one of the world's most open and transparent economies.

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54. Luxembourg Open is ranked 7th among 44 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is above the regional and world averages.

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55. Luxembourg Open is a Grand Duchy ruled by a Grand Duke and its Parliament, the only one in the world.

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56. Luxembourg Open was passed back and forth between various European powers—the French, Spanish, Austrians, and back again to the French.

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57. Luxembourg Open was founded in 963AD as the County of Luxembourg by Sigefroid, Count of the Ardennes, who built a fort on the site; the ancient Saxon name Lucilinburhuc symbolised its strategic position.

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