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'''Luxembourg''' is one of the smallest countries in [[Europe]]. It is bordered by [[Germany]], [[France]] and [[Belgium]].
The official languages of Luxembourg are [[French]], [[German]], and [[Luxembourgish]].
Luxembourg enjoys the worlds highest [[per capita income]].
==History==
The country is rich in [[iron ore]] and its economic prosperity is based chiefly on its large iron and steel industries. Becoming a [[Hapsburg]] possession in the fifteenth centuary, Luxembourg was [[Spanish]] intil 1713 and then Asutrian until annexed by [[France]] in 1795. As a result of the [[Treaty of Vienna]] in 1815, it became a [[Grand Duchy]], though in 1839 it lost its western province to [[Belgium]]. The King of the Netherlands was Grand Duke of Luxembourg until 1890.
It was occupied by [[Germany]] during both [[World Wars]], and annexed by Germany during the [[Second World War]]. It formed a customs union with Belgium in 1922 which was extended in 1949 to the [[Benelux]] customs union, which included [[Netherlands]].
[[Image:Luxembourg.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
[[Category:European Countries]]
[[Category:NATO members]]
[[Category:EU Members]]
'''Luxembourg''' is one of the smallest countries in [[Europe]]. It is bordered by [[Germany]], [[France]] and [[Belgium]].
The official languages of Luxembourg are [[French]], [[German]], and [[Luxembourgish]].
Luxembourg enjoys the worlds highest [[per capita income]].
==History==
The country is rich in [[iron ore]] and its economic prosperity is based chiefly on its large iron and steel industries. Becoming a [[Hapsburg]] possession in the fifteenth centuary, Luxembourg was [[Spanish]] intil 1713 and then Asutrian until annexed by [[France]] in 1795. As a result of the [[Treaty of Vienna]] in 1815, it became a [[Grand Duchy]], though in 1839 it lost its western province to [[Belgium]]. The King of the Netherlands was Grand Duke of Luxembourg until 1890.
It was occupied by [[Germany]] during both [[World Wars]], and annexed by Germany during the [[Second World War]]. It formed a customs union with Belgium in 1922 which was extended in 1949 to the [[Benelux]] customs union, which included [[Netherlands]].
[[Image:Luxembourg.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
[[Category:European Countries]]
[[Category:NATO members]]
[[Category:EU Members]]