Flag of Luxembourg

Flag of Luxembourg

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CapitalLuxembourg
Population690,959
RegionEurope
Area2,586 km²
LanguagesGerman, French, Luxembourgish
CurrencyEuro
PeopleLuxembourger

About

Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south and west. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg City, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU.

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The Flag

History

The national flag of Luxembourg is a tricolour flag, that consists of three horizontal stripes; watermelon red, white and light blue, and can be in 2:1 or 5:3 ratio. It was first used between 1845 and 1848 and officially adopted in 1993. It is informally called in the country: «Rout-Wäiss-Blo» ("Red-White-Blue").

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