CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: LuxembourgGeography Location: Western Europe, between Belgium and Germany Area: • total area: 2,586 sq km • land area: 2,586 sq km • comparative area: slightly smaller than Rhode Island Land boundaries: total 359 km, Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: none Climate: modified continental with mild winters, cool summers Terrain: mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle floodplain in the southeast Natural resources: iron ore (no longer exploited) Land use: • arable land: 24% • permanent crops: 1% • meadows and pastures: 20% • forest and woodland: 21% • other: 34% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: • current issues: deforestation • natural hazards: NA • international agreements: party to—Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber; signed, but not ratified—Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea Note: landlocked