LuxembourgGeography
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Location: |
Western Europe, between France and Germany
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Geographic coordinates: |
49 45 N, 6 10 E
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Map references: |
Europe
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Area: |
total: 2,586 sq km
land: 2,586 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Rhode Island
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Land boundaries: |
total: 359 km
border countries: Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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Climate: |
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
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Terrain: |
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: |
lowest point: Moselle River 133 m
highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m
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Natural resources: |
iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
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Land use: |
arable land: 23.28%
permanent crops: 0.4%
other: 76.32% (includes Belgium) (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
40 sq km (includes Belgium) (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
NA
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Environment - current issues: |
air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland
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Environment - international agreements: |
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: |
landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world
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