Western Europe, between France
and Germany
Lowest point: Moselle River
133 m
Highest point: Buurgplaatz
559 m
Capital: Luxembourg
Largest City: Luxembourg
Religion: 87% Roman Catholic,
13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims
Languages Spoken: Luxembourgish
(national language), German (administrative
language), French (administrative
language)
See also: Languages
spoken in Europe, Languages of
the world
Information & Brief History
Founded in 963, Luxembourg became
a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It
lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger
measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by
Germany in both World Wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered
into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year.
In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European
Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the
euro currency area.
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