World Flag Coloring Pages

I searched the interwebs and happened to find a wonderful resource that would be great for coloring fun all while getting a geography education. A digital image collection provided by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT) — part of the College of Education at the University of South Florida — ClipArt ETC houses over 200 black and white world flags (↗) that could be used as printable coloring pages. If you know about all the world's countries, you might notice some countries' flags are missing — including AFGHANISTAN, HAITI, KAZAKHSTAN, LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBOURG*, MALTA, and ZAMBIA. Nevertheless, lots of coloring fun can be had since the website's images are easy to copy/paste into a document and print. For educational, classroom, and non-profit uses, ClipArt ETC grants you "permission to use a maximum of fifty (50) clipart items in any non-commercial, educational project (report, presentation, display, website, etc.)" although there are some reasonable restrictions. More information about the free (and commercial) licensure options can be found on the ClipArt ETC website (↗). If you are a teacher, you could let your students choose a flag to color and instruct them to create a poster or PowerPoint presentation involving the flag's country. Enjoy, and kudos to FCIT for a wonderful website!

* The NETHERLANDS' flag can be used as a substitute due to three-stripe similarity.

Population of Luxembourg

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, LUXEMBOURG’s population in the year 2020 is about 633,100. This figure is larger than the population (38,900) of which mountainous country? The correct answer is listed further below!
A — CHILE
B — ITALY
C — NEPAL
D — LIECHTENSTEIN

























ANSWER
D — Liechtenstein

Luxembourg Exports

According to National Geographic MapMaker (mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org), the following items are major exports of LUXEMBOURG: aluminum, barley, chemicals, dairy products, equipment and machinery, glass, grapes, oats, potatoes, processed food, rubber products, steel products, wheat. According to the International Monetary Fund (data.imf.org), countries and territories buying and importing most of those exports (February 2017 statistics) include Germany (top importer), Belgium, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States, Spain, Poland, Austria, China, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, Denmark, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, and Japan. In addition to its advanced export market, Luxembourg boasts a strong banking and financial services industry.

Luxembourg Extinct and Endangered Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for LUXEMBOURG in Western Europe lists two critically endangered species, three endangered species, one extinct species (Spengler's Freshwater Mussel, or Grand Mulette in French), and one extinct-in-the-wild species (Bromus bromoideus wheat). Luxembourg's critically endangered species are the European Eel, Sociable Plover bird, and Spengler's Freshwater Mussel. While believed to be extinct in Luxembourg, Spengler's Freshwater Mussels still live in disconnected parts of France and northeastern Spain. Freshwater Pearl Mussels and Thick-shelled River Mussels are endangered. The extinct-in-the-wild wheat species was endemic to Belgium, Luxembourg, and France and now only exists in some botanical gardens, such as the Botanic Garden of Liège (Belgium).

Highest Points in Luxembourg

There is some controversy when it comes to documenting the highest point of LUXEMBOURG, a tiny monarchy in Western Europe. What cannot be disputed is the fact that the two commonly accepted highest points are located about 1.05 kilometers and 0.6 miles down the road from each other, separated by the town of Knauf near Op d'Burrigplatz Road. Located to the west of the other high point (east of Huldange town), the hill of Buurgplatz (Burrigplatz) has traditionally been known as Luxembourg's highest point. It stands at 559 meters and 1834 feet in elevation and boasts two features: a peaked cylindrical tower and a boastful sign claiming Buurgplatz as the highest point! Meanwhile, Kneiff hill stands only one more meter (about 1837 feet) taller than Buurgplatz. Both hilly points are located in Northern Luxembourg near the Belgium border.

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Smallest Countries in Europe

The smallest country in Europe, and as a matter of fact the whole world, is VATICAN CITY. Being the center of attention in current events because of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation and the Catholic Church's quest to find a new pope, the Vatican City is only 0.17 square miles and 0.44 square kilometers in area. It is located inside Rome, Italy's capital, to the left of the main metropolitan area.

Six other European countries are less than 1,000 square miles in area. They are particularly dispersed throughout Western Europe. They are ANDORRA (south of France, north of Spain), LIECHTENSTEIN (west of Austria, east of Switzerland), LUXEMBOURG (east of Belgium, west of Germany), MALTA (island country in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Italy), MONACO (on the Mediterranean coast, southeast of France), and SAN MARINO (enclave inside northeast Italy).

Benelux Countries

The Benelux Countries, also known as the Low Countries, is the cluster of three European nations that are close neighbors with each other, forming the Benelux Economic Union. They are BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, and the NETHERLANDS. The capitals of those countries, respectively, are Brussels, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam.

Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG (Lëtzebuerg in the Luxembourgish language) is a wealthy and small-area country in Western Europe, similar in size and wealth to Western European countries such as Andorra and Monaco. As of 2013, Luxembourg is 6th in the GDP per capita, although it formerly had the 3rd highest GDP per capita several years ago (2009). Based on 2013 data, Luxembourg's GDP per capita is behind Qatar (1st), Liechtenstein, Macau, Bermuda (not a country but a territory), and Monaco. Luxembourg is north of France, southeast of Belgium, and west of Germany. The capital of Luxembourg is Luxembourg. According to Encyclopædia Britannica, Luxembourg’s population in the year 2020 is about 633,100 and is ranked 171st among populations of the whole world’s countries, dependencies, and territories. The former currency of Luxembourg was the Luxembourgian Franc, and its ISO 4217 currency code was LUF. Luxembourgers used this currency until 2002, when the Euro took over.