| Geography | Luxembourg |
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Location:
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Western Europe, between France and Germany |
Geographic coordinates:
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49 45 N, 6 10 E |
Map references:
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Europe |
Area:
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total: 2,586 sq km
land: 2,586 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Rhode Island |
Land boundaries:
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total: 359 km
border countries: Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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modified continental with mild winters, cool summers |
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 |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Moselle River 133 m
highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m |
Natural resources:
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iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land |
Land use:
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arable land: 27.42%
permanent crops: 0.69%
other: 71.89% (includes Belgium) (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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NA |
Total renewable water resources:
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1.6 cu km (2005) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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3,254 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 0.06 cu km/yr (42%/45%/13%)
per capita: 121 cu m/yr (1999) |
Natural hazards:
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NA |
Environment - current issues:
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air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland |
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 |
Geography - note:
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landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world |
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