Luxemburg

CAPITAL: Luxembourg

FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of red, white, and blue horizontal stripes.

ANTHEM: Ons Hémecht (Our Homeland).

MONETARY UNIT: The Luxembourg franc was replaced by the euro as official currency as of 2002. The euro is divided into 100 cents.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is the legal standard.

CLIMATE:Luxembourg's climate is temperate and mild. Summers are generally cool, with a mean temperature of about 17°c (63°f); winters are seldom severe, average temperature being about 0°c (32°f). The high peaks of the Ardennes in the north shelter the country from rigorous north winds, and the prevailing northwesterly winds have a cooling effect. Rainfall is plentiful in the extreme southwest; precipitation throughout the country averages about 75 cm (30 in) annually.

LANGUAGES:Luxembourgers speak Luxembourgian, or Letzeburgesch, the original dialect of the country, as well as French and German.

• ATTRACTIONS

Alzette river:

Ducal palace in luxembourg:

Adolphe bridge:

Monument of remembrance:

Sparkasse bank:

Cathedral:

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