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Luxembourg
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Last Updated: Jan 21st, 2009 - 22:25:00 |
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Location:
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Western Europe, between France and Germany
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Geographic coordinates:
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49 45 N, 6 10 E
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Map references:
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Europe
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Area:
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total: 2,586 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 2,586 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Rhode Island
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Land boundaries:
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total: 359 km
border countries: Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km
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Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked)
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Climate:
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modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
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Terrain:
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mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Moselle River 133 m
highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m
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Natural resources:
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iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
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Land use:
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arable land: 23.28%
permanent crops: 0.4%
other: 76.32% (includes Belgium) (2001)
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Irrigated land:
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40 sq km (includes Belgium) (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards:
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NA
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Environment - current issues:
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air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
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Geography - note:
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landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world
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