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Let's learn a little about the country of Luxembourg!
Luxembourg is a small country in Europe, bordering Belgium, Germany and France.
People in this country speak either French, German or Luxembourgish.
It is less than 1,000 square miles, and has less than 1 million people living there.
![luxembourg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/EU-Luxembourg.svg/571px-EU-Luxembourg.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - luxembourg)
The flag of Luxembourg is sideways stripes of red, white, and blue.
It's colors come from the royal family of Grand Duke Henry IV who was a rule back in the 1300s.
![luxembourg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/320px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - flag of luxembourg)
To eat in Luxembourg you might have bouneschlupp, which is a soup with potatoes, bacon and onions.
![bouneschlupp](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Bouneschlupp16.jpg/640px-Bouneschlupp16.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - bouneschlupp)
Visiting Luxembourg you might go see the castle called Bourscheid Castle, built around the year 1000 AD.
![bourscheid castle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Burg_Vianden%2C_Luxemburg.jpg/640px-Burg_Vianden%2C_Luxemburg.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - bourscheid castle)
The Court of Justice for the European Union is in Luxembourg City.
![court of justice of the EU](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Sign_in_front_of_the_Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Communities_%28now_the_Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union%29%2C_November_2006.jpg/640px-Sign_in_front_of_the_Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Communities_%28now_the_Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union%29%2C_November_2006.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - court of justice of the european union)
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