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Brief History. Luxemburg was founded in 963, and became a grand duchy in 1815. It became 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 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.

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Country Information

Local name: Luxembourg

Capital: Luxembourg

Population: 474,413

Government: constitutional monarchy

Currency: euro (EUR)

Land size: 2,586 sq km

Topography: 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

Typical foods:

Major exports: machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
Information on the People

Official language: Luxembourgish, German, French

Other languages spoken:

Religions: 87% Roman Catholic, 13% Protestants, Jews, and Muslims

Literacy rate: 100%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.97 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 78.89 years

Ethnic groups: Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, Slavs (from Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo) and European (guest and resident workers)

Internet users: 270,800

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