al switch for traffic with other countries; satellite
earth stations - (8 channels to Norway)

:Lithuania Defense Forces

Branches:
Ground Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
National Guard/Volunteers; Russian Forces (Ground, Navy, Air, and Air
Defense)
Manpower availability:
NA

:Luxembourg Geography

Total area:
2,586 km
Land area:
2,586 km
Comparative area:
slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Land boundaries:
359 km; Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km
Coastline:
none - landlocked
Maritime claims:
none - landlocked
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%
Environment:
deforestation
Note:
landlocked

:Luxembourg People

Population:
392,405 (July 1992), growth rate 1.0% (1992)
Birth rate:
12 births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate:
10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Net migration rate:
7 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
Infant mortality rate:
8 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth:
73 years male, 80 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate:
1.6 children born/woman (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Luxembourger(s); adjective - Luxembourg
Ethnic divisions:
Celtic base, with French and German blend; also guest and worker residents
from Portugal, Italy, and European countries
Religions:
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant and Jewish 3%
Languages:
Luxembourgisch, German, French; many also speak English
Literacy:
100% (male 100%, female 100%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
Labor force:
177,300; one-third of labor force is foreign workers, mostly from Portugal,
Italy, France, Belgium, and FRG; services 65%, industry 31.6%, agriculture
3.4% (1988)
Organized labor:
100,000 (est.) members of four confederated trade unions

:Luxembourg Government

Long-form name:
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Type:
constitutional monarchy
Capital:
Luxembourg
Administrative divisions:
3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher,