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Western Europe, between France and Germany

49 45 N, 6 10 E

europe

total: 2,586 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 2,586 sq km

slightly smaller than Rhode Island

total: 359 km
border countries: Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km

0 km (landlocked)

none (landlocked)

modified continental with mild winters, cool summers

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

lowest point: Moselle River 133 m
highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m

iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land

arable land: 23.28%
permanent crops: 0.4%
other: 76.32% (includes Belgium) (2001)

40 sq km (includes Belgium) (1998 est.)

NA

air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland

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

landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world

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