Cape Verdean Luxembourger
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Cape Verdean Luxembourger are Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

 residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...

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In 1995, it was estimated that there were 3,000 people of Cape Verdean descent in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. By 2000, according to official statistics, Cape Verdean Luxembourgeror numbered 1,700 individuals. "The actual figue may be 4,000, almost 1% of the total population, which would make it the highest ratio of cape Verdeans in any foreign country."

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