27/06/2011 11:20
Luxembourg, the EU richest country
Luxembourg is the EU richest country according to the Eurostat.
The European Union's statistics office Eurostat said GDP per capita measured in purchasing power standard (PPS) was 283 in Luxembourg in 2010, against the euro zone average of 108 and 43 for Bulgaria, the Reuters says.
The wealth of the Grand Duchy is partly due to the large number of people from neighbouring France, Germany and Belgium who work, but do not live in Luxembourg, therefore contributing to GDP but not being counted for the division of the wealth.
The Netherlands was the second richest country in the EU, with GDP per capita less than half of Luxembourg's at 134 PPS and Denmark, Ireland and Austria came in third with 125 PPS, Reuters informs.