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=== Luxembourg === Luxembourg has one of the highest foreign-born populations in Europe, foreigners account for nearly half of the country's total population.<ref>Sarah Krouse, "Piping Hot Gromperekichelcher, Only if You Pass the Sproochentest." WALL STREET JOURNAL, 19 January 2018, p.1</ref> The majority of foreigners are from: [[Belgium]], France, Italy, Germany, and [[Portugal]].<ref>"[http://www.statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/population/population/2013/04/20130418/20130418.pdf La progression de la population du Grand-Duché continue: 537 039 résidants au 1er janvier 2013]." Statnews 16/2013, op statec.lu, 18 April 2013. (in French).</ref> In total, 170 different nationalities make up the population of Luxembourg, out of this; 86% are of European descent.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.justarrived.lu/en/practical-information/population-in-luxembourg/|title=Luxembourg, an ever-growing multicultural population|work=JUST ARRIVED|access-date=22 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The official languages of Luxembourg are German, French, and [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]] all of which are supported in the Luxembourg government and education system.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unavarra.es/tel2l/eng/luxembourg.htm|title=The Trilingual Education system in Luxembourg|website=unavarra.es|access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref> In 2005, Luxembourg officially promoted and implemented the objectives of the [[UNESCO]] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. This Convention affirms multicultural policies in Luxembourg and creates political awareness of cultural diversity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/countries/luxembourg/conventions?title=&field_date_d_m_y_value%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=|title=Conventions – Luxembourg|website=UNESCO|language=en|access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref>
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