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Luxembourg

Luxembourg. By niya dockery. intro.

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Luxembourg

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  1. Luxembourg By niya dockery

  2. intro • 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

  3. geography • mild winters, cool summer • Europe, between France and Germany

  4. people • Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) • Pop. 503,302 • total: 39.4 years • male: 38.4 years • female: 40.4 years • School: • total: 13 years • male: 13 years • female: 13 years

  5. government • constitutional monarchy • Grand Duchy • "Ons Heemecht" (Our Motherland); "De Wilhelmus" (The William)- national anthem • The grand duchy: Heri • Prime minister : Jean-Claude Juncker

  6. Military • 17-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; soldiers under 18 are not deployed into combat or with peacekeeping missions • As a landlocked country, it has no navy

  7. The city

  8. religion • are Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Greek Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Russian Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Mennonitism and Islam.

  9. culture • Luxembourg has been overshadowed by the culture of its neighbors, although, having been for much of its history a profoundly rural country, it retains a number of folk traditions • The country has produced some internationally known artists

  10. Resources • Google • Wiki • Cia.org

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