Location:
Western Europe, between France and Germany

Geographic coordinates:
49 45 N, 6 10 E

Map references:
Europe

Area:
total: 2,586 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 2,586 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 179

Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Rhode Island; about half the size of Delaware

Land boundaries:
total: 327 km
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border countries (3): Belgium 130 km, France 69 km, Germany 128 km

Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)

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

Elevation:
mean elevation: 325 m
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Moselle River 133 m highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m

Natural resources:
iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land

Land use:
agricultural land: 50.7% arable land 24%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 26.1%
[see also: Land use - agricultural land country ranks ]
forest: 33.5%
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 15.8% (2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
0 sq km (2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Population - distribution:
most people live in the south, on or near the border with France

Natural hazards:
occasional flooding

Environment - current issues:
air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland

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

Geography - note:
landlocked; the only grand duchy in the world