An Introduction into Luxembourg
Luxembourg; a constitutional monarchy, is one of the tiniest European countries across the world (Sharp, 2016). It is an autonomous, political unit bordered by Belgium (Walloon Region) on the west and north, France (région of Lorraine) on the south, and Germany (Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland) on the northeast and east, making it a point of contact between Germanic and Romance languages (Young, 2009). In terms of size, the country rests along 998,4602 square miles, with 31,6604 miles long and 22,0078 miles wide (Sharp, 2016). Luxembourg appears to be mostly rural, as it has dense, large forests and natural parks northwards, and rivers and valleys at the south (Sharp, 2016). Moreover, Luxembourg is widely known as "The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg" since 1815 when separated from The Netherlands (The World Factbook, 2017). Other alternative is "Lëtzebuerg" which dates back to old German and consists of "Lëtze = little" and "buerg = castle or fortress." On the whole, Luxembourg happens to be a little castle ( Online Etymology Dictionary, 2017). |
The Official Flag Of Luxembourg
The flag consists of three horizontal stripes. Such coloring is derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms (shown in the picture below), referring to a red lion positioned upon a white and blue striped field (The World Factbook, 2017). It was officially adopted on June, 23th 1972 (Sharp, 2016).
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Preliminary Quick Facts about Luxembourg
Government Form : Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State : Grand Duke "Henri Albert"
Head of Government : P. Minister Xavier Bettel
Capital : Luxembourg City
Population : 582,291 (July 2016 census)
Currency : Euro (€)
Head of State : Grand Duke "Henri Albert"
Head of Government : P. Minister Xavier Bettel
Capital : Luxembourg City
Population : 582,291 (July 2016 census)
Currency : Euro (€)
Taoufiq, Spring 2017
The National Anthem of Luxembourg
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The anthem; also named "Ons Heemecht" corresponding to " Our Motherland", was produced by "Michel LENTZ" and "Jean-Antoine ZINNEN" in the 19th century and later adopted nationwide in 1864 to serve as a royal anthem for use when members of the grand ducal family enter or exit a ceremony in the country (The world Factbook, 2017). |
History of Luxembourg
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