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LU Flag  Luxembourg —  (luk´səm bûrg)
About The People

Did You Know...... Luxembourg has the world's highest GNP per capita at $45,100 per year.  »» More

Fashion... Most people take their fashion ideas from Europe, and the clothing in Luxembourg is very similar to   »» More

Socializing... Luxembourg has a highly developed welfare system that allows people to put food on the table weather  »» More

Family... National law requires adults to take care of their aging parents. Family size is usually one or two   »» More

Sports & Recreation... The national sport would be soccer, as in most European nations. Luxembourg's only appearances on th  »» More

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Luxembourg History
After 400 years of domination by various European nations, Luxembourg was granted the status of Grand Duchy by the Congress of Vienna on June 9, 1815. Although Luxembourg considers 1835 (Treaty of London) to be its year of independence, it was not granted political autonomy until 1839 under King William I of the Netherlands, who also was the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. In 1867, Luxembourg was recognized as independent and guaranteed perpetual neutrality. After being occupied by Germany in both World Wars, Luxembourg abandoned neutrality and became a charter member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949. It is also one of the six original members of the European Union, formed  »» More
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Capital Cities... Luxembourg  »» History of Luxembourg
Population: 491,775
GDP: $39,420,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 2,586 (sq km) 998 (sq mi)
Currency: euro
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