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A Greetings from" card arrived yesterday and I have been waiting on this card for awhile and thought that it may have been lost in the mail. I love to collect these cards of the various countries with their" facts and figures" and posted from country of origin. Thank you Anne for this swap card..
Posted Luxembourg 20 September : Arrived Sydney 25 October: Traveled 35 days. Thank you Anne.
LUXEMBOURG.: has an area of 2,586 KM2 and is located in Europe and belongs to the European Union
POPULATION of Luxembourg is 549,680. and Containing over 180 POST CROSSING members.
CAPITAL CITY is Luxembourg.
SYMBOL.: The national symbol of Luxembourg is The Lion.
FORTRESS: Beneath the Fortress Luxembourg there are around 21 klms of hidden underground passages.
FOOD.: BOUNESCHLUPP,is a traditional Luxembourgish green bean soup with potatoes, bacon and onions.
FAMOUS LUXEMBOURGERS: Edward Steichen, Charly Gaul, Hugo Gernsback, and Gabriel Lippmann.
LANGUAGES: Luxembourg is a tri- lingual country with Luxembourgish, French and German are official languages.
LUXEMBOURG is the least populated of all the European Union countries.
MOTTO.: The Motto of Luxembourg is " Mir Welle Bleiwe wat mir sinn" which stands for "We want to remain what we are."
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