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 Luxembourg 
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 LX 
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 +1 h 
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 Europe 
 ITU zone
 27 
 CQ zone
 14 
 
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 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France.
 
          Luxembourg          
 
 Luxembourg 
 Capital: 
Luxembourg
 Administrative
 divisions: 
3 districts: Diekirch, Grevenmacher, and Luxembourg.
 Population: 
448,569 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
49° 45' N, 6° 10' E
 Area total: 
2,586 sq. km
 Land area: 
2,586 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
359 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km
 Coastline: 
0 km (landlocked)
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Moselle River 133 m - Buurgplaatz 559 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.lu
 Currency: 
euro (EUR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Luxembourg
 Name - local
 long form: 
Grand Duche de Luxembourg
 Name - local
 short form: 
Luxembourg
 Independence: 
1839 (from the Netherlands)
 Constitution: 
17 October 1868, occasional revisions
 Government
 type: 
constitutional monarchy
 National
 holiday: 
National Day (Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte) 23 June
 
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