| Location | Western Europe, between France and Germany |
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| Geographic coordinates | 49 45 N, 6 10 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 2,586 sq km
land: 2,586 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 359 km
border countries: Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km |
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| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
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| Climate | modified continental with mild winters, cool summers |
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| Terrain | 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 | lowest point: Moselle River 133 m
highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m |
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| Natural resources | iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Natural hazards | NA |
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Environment -
current issues | air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland |
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Environment -
international agreements | 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 |
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| Geography - note | landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world |
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