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Luxembourg, grand duchy, W Europe, Benelux Political Geography
Related Category: Benelux Political Geography
Luxembourg[luk´sumbUrg, Fr. lUksANbOOr´] Pronunciation Key - Land and People
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Luxembourg is drained by the SUre (Sauer) and Alzette rivers, both tributaries of the Moselle (Mosel), which forms part of its eastern border. The Ardennes Mts. extend into N Luxembourg. The southwestern section is part of the Luxembourg-Lorraine iron-mining basin, once one of the most productive iron and steel manufacturing regions in the world; Esch-sur-Alzette is its main center. In the Letzeburgesch language, which is a prevailing Low German dialect, the duchy is called Letzeburg. French is the official language, German is taught in schools, and English is also widely spoken. The majority of the population is Roman Catholic.
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