Demographics and Economic

For the third chapter of The Age of Sustainable Development by Sachs, Sachs discusses how and why some regions and nations of the world have become developed over others. There are some factors that just fell into place which allowed Great Britain to be the first nation to experience the Industrial Revolution. Through the ripple effect other nations across the globe began to become advanced enough to have economic advantages in a higher degree. The country I am researching is Luxembourg, which is located in the "lowlands" of western Europe. That means that Luxembourg had felt the ripple effect much earlier than other nations in the world. This is why Luxembourg is a highly advanced nation in comparison to the global standard. However, when looking at the GDP of the nation it is not as high as one would think for a developed nation. That is because the nation is extremely small, smaller than the State of Rhode Island. That means the raw materials needed to produce a large economy are also not in great supply within the boundaries of the state.The true testament to the the development of Luxembourg is its GDP per capita which is one of the highest in the world. It seems to go against some of Sachs points of how the richest nation reached their position. First off Luxembourg is landlocked, which limits its ability to interact with international trade through the sea. Second it is small and never had a colonial empire to fuel its resource needs. However, Luxembourg has always been in favor of economic unions to help mitigate their lack of resources and landlocked position, and being close to other well developed nations can allow Luxembourg easier access to advanced technologies. Below are some of Luxembourg states in the fields of economics and demographics.  Also this link will bring you to gap minder chart that shows Agriculture as the % of GDP vs the GDP per capita. It seems as percent of agriculture in GDP drops the GDP per capita rises. Since the percent of agriculture in Luxembourg has always been low, the nation has had a relatively high GDP per capita over the years.

Table 1.  Common Demographic and Economic Development Indicators: Recent Data for Luxembourg
Indicator:	Value:	Year:	Source:
GDP	57.794 billion ($US)	2015	World Bank
GDP per capita	101,449.968 ($US)	2015	World Bank
HDI	.892	2014	UNDP
Life Expectancy	82.207 years	2014	World Bank
Unemployment	6.1%	2009	World Bank
Infant Mortality (infant deaths per 1,000)	1.5	2015	World Bank
Crude Death Rate (deaths per 1,000)	6.9	2014	World Bank
Fertility Rate (total fertility rate)	1.55	2014	World Bank
Urban Population (% of total population)	90.16%	2015	World Bank
Urban Growth (urban population growth)	2.693	2015	World Bank
Total Population	569,676	2015	World Bank
CO2 emission (metric tons per capita)	20.898   (high)	2011	World Bank