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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: 25%
other: 75% (includes Belgium) (1998 est.)
permanent crops: 0%
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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-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
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Geography - note:
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landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world
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