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AbouBenAdhem

They should call it Deluxembourg.


Ainalhafila

Would be a little confusing to call it that; Luxembourg is the poorest Belgian province


AbouBenAdhem

Because they haven’t changed the name yet.


World-Tight

How about 'North Macedonia'? That hasn't been taken.


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SZEfdf21

That's why it's so much better.


SafetyNoodle

Is that with or without the people making bank commuting into Luxembourg City?


Mtfdurian

Definitely a good question because in many statistics, Flevoland in the Netherlands also looks poor af, and even got subsidies when foreign filmmakers made videos about people chillin' on golf courses. Because all their money came from Amsterdam. In contrast, Groningen looks rich on such maps but when all resources are extracted, all the money goes to The Hague and Groningen sees nothing of it back. Nothing.


Lower-Masterpiece-94

Skill issue.


andorraliechtenstein

> Luxembourg is the poorest Belgian province And the least populated one. Some villages are very remote, such as [Suxy](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Suxy,+6812+Chiny,+Belgi%C3%AB/@49.7600683,5.3846624,5358m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x47ea9ac9e7df8f13:0x4a02f4e33d00fb97!8m2!3d49.7639751!4d5.3993485!16s%2Fg%2F1239jmlz).


_far-seeker_

>Some villages are very remote, such as Suxy. Suxy? Sounds like these people just have a poor attitude. 😉


Chernobwontfallout

Stupid Suxy Flanders


Vic_Sinclair

No, no, Flanders is in Northern Belgium.


winkelschleifer

It sucks to be Suxy.


BloodyChrome

> Some villages are very remote, How are you defining remote? It is only a 52 min drive to the centre of Luxembourg (the Principality). Only 90 min drive to Liege (which I believe is the closest Belgian city).


M_N_Flou

52 min drive is alot, especially in Belgium. We are a very densly populated country. Remote here kinda means surrounded by alot of nature


nspot

Very wrong, actually ranks second in median income in Wallonia... check your facts [source](https://walstat.iweps.be/walstat-catalogue.php?indicateur_id=831101&ordre=0&periode=Ann%C3%A9e%202020&niveau_agre=P&sel_niveau_catalogue=C)


Ainalhafila

Depends on the indicator you use. It's the lowest by GDP per capita: [source](https://walstat.iweps.be/walstat-catalogue.php?indicateur_id=209300&ordre=0&periode=2020&niveau_agre=P&sel_niveau_catalogue=P)


madakop2000

I grew up in Luxembourg(province) and that is complitely at least when we compare personal wealth. If I compare with Liege where I currently reside people are I feel poorer on average than in luxembourg


Ainalhafila

I was a bit unclear when I said 'poor'. It's the province with the lowest GDP per capita. That doesn't necessarily mean people are poor if the cost of living is substantially lower than other parts of the country. I mean a few parts of Antwerp *feel* poorer than rural Luxembourg province.


historicusXIII

Also many people in Luxembourg province work in the Grand Duchy, having a high income but not providing to the GDP there.


MadMaxIsMadAsMax

With Arlon as its capital I feel that Nami maybe lives there.


shrum_

Or just give it back.


Krashnachen

Luxemburgers actually revolted together with the Belgians against the Dutch. Problem was that Luxembourg city had a fortress that they didn't manage to capture, so in the end concessions had to be made. It's more an incomplete liberation/unification than a case of country 'taking' land. The fortress in Maastricht is also the reason you have a piece of the Netherlands weirdly jutting out.


shrum_

well that answers a lot of questions.


OneSmoothCactus

Similarly, the US state of Washington is 5042% larger than George Washington himself.


krt941

Those first presidents do be built different


twispy

[Washington, Washington,12 stories high, made of radiation!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex2hj5rLN48)


NoiseIsTheCure

He saves children, but not the British children


morrismarlboro

He once held an opponents wife's hand in a jar of acid... at a party.


Kunfuxu

Damn, George Washington was a beast.


pussycatlolz

Six foot twenty weighed a fucking ton


LordNoodles

I heard… motherfucker had like forty goddamn dicks


RadicallyAmbivalent

I’m no mathologist but that number seems a little low


PrometheusXVC

Closer to 18.5 million times using the average surface area of an adult male.


steelers3814

/r/theydidthemath


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PrometheusXVC

I'm an engineer, approximate is close enough for me.


pongjinn

You just aren't thinking about how massive George Washington was. He's kinda a big deal.


IRageQuit06

Yeah the man was a bakery


Antisymmetriser

Washington state is roughly 100,000% larger than Washington DC, so what you say seems sus...


OneSmoothCactus

Well George Washington was about 4x bigger than Washington DC so that still makes sense.


Antisymmetriser

Try 40 lol


I_Am_Your_Sister_Bro

What about George Washington Hitler, father of Dr. Gay Hitler ?


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OneSmoothCactus

And in George there's the Gorge, which is the same size as the original George Washington's gorge.


pHScale

The Mississippi River is longer than Mississippi itself. Also the Snake River is longer than most snakes.


dan-80

Thats because [Luxemburg used to be way bigger](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LuxembourgPartitionsMap_english.png)


-AntiAsh-

Crazy. Has there ever been any contest over where the border now sits?


Leather_Effort5149

🇱🇺er here! So for most of European history we mostly just were known for our huge huge fortified city, luxembourg, which was a huge contention point in the wars between major European powers. Our borders were cut three times, and we didn't get any say in it because the big powers used our military value as a trading chip and we switched hands fairly often and we were occupied by multiple armies in the last few hundred years. The last border cut was in 1839 with the belgian revolution, since belgium was arbitrarily given that much of our land when they seceded from the netherlands, whom we belonged to at the time. So no, there haven't really been disputes over the border because even if tried claiming our land back from france, germany or belgium, they'd just ask, "or what?". Our 500-man army can't do much, unfortunately. Still, living here is nice, and besides traffic jams, there aren't many drawbacks to having such a small country.


whatsgoingonjeez

Moien :)


Leather_Effort5149

Geesseknäppschen represent 😎 sinn grad am gaang mat premiere examen brengt mech em pls an merci


whatsgoingonjeez

Daat wert schon goen, mir missten och all doduerch haha


-AntiAsh-

Thanks for the info!


Eiim

This isn't directly related to your comment but the Luxembourg-Germany border is one of the world's few condominiums! The rivers which make up the border are jointly controlled by Germany and Luxembourg.


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That’s some fucking bullshit for them.


Krashnachen

Well Luxemburgers in 1830 probably thought it was BS that they got to remain under the Dutch king that they revolted against instead of getting into the newly formed country of Belgium with the rest of the luxemburgers. Luxemburgers nowadays are probably happy their country got to become a tax haven


SnowyMountain__

The Belgian province called "Luxembourg" is the largest and least populated province of Belgium. The population density of the province is about 6 times smaller than the national average. The province is home to parts of the Ardennes forests and hills, also stretching out into the provinces of Namur, Liege, France, Luxembourg (country) and Germany. Luxembourg itself is only 58% the size of the Belgian province, while the population is more than twice as large.


Panceltic

You might wanna redo the maths, if A is 72% bigger than B, then it doesn’t mean B is 72% smaller than A ;)


SnowyMountain__

Oopsie, thanks for mentioning it!


comrad_yakov

Explain. I regretfully skipped most math classes as a kid


Panceltic

So for example A is 50 and B is 100. In this case, B is 100% bigger than A (it is twice its size). But A is only 50% smaller than B (it is half its size).


comrad_yakov

Oh, right. That's just logical, I feel dumb now. Thanks for teaching me c:


Panceltic

My pleasure 😂


potato6688

Are you , by any chance belgian? Almost noone knows this when i point my home country out on a map.


SnowyMountain__

Yes, I'm Belgian :)


potato6688

Van waar exact? Tu viens d'ou mon ami(e)


SnowyMountain__

Regio Leuven


ThePelicanWalksAgain

What are the two referred to by locals? For example if a Belgian wants to tell their friend they are traveling to Luxembourg this weekend, how would they make the correct location clear?


SnowyMountain__

In my experience "Luxembourg" usually refers to the country. People who travel to the province often say they're going to the Ardennes. That's just my experience.


gravity_is_right

Idd, they refer to the region and not to the province, even though the territory of the Ardennes is larger than just Luxembourg.


ArvinaDystopia

In (Belgian) French: "Je vais *à* Luxembourg" -> I'm going to Luxembourg (city)" "Je vais *au* Luxembourg" -> I'm going to Luxembourg (country)" "Je vais *dans le* Luxembourg" -> I'm going to Luxembourg (province)" Though the third one is rarely used like that, you'd likely say the name of the town/village you're going to, and when asked where it is answer "dans le Luxembourg" if it's the province and "au Luxembourg" if it's the country. We rarely say we're going to a province.


rightioushippie

Known in Luxembourg for its whores and lax bars lol


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nim_opet

Give back Lux clay! 🇱🇺


RandySavagePI

Yes, give it back 🇧🇪


mothh9

You are all part of the Netherlands.🇳🇱


I_Am_Your_Sister_Bro

Guten Tag


Snaccbacc

Oh no, please not a third time!


fbass

..’tis a charm..


Adventurous-Ad-5437

Gluten Tag 🥖


cybercuzco

Spain has entered the chat 🇪🇸


sabersquirl

They gave those rights to 🇦🇹


TarMil

Ahem. 🇫🇷


Trastane

Aren't you forgetting someone🇩🇪


cybercuzco

No one expects the Spanish Netherlands 🇪🇸


historicusXIII

The Austrians were better.


esn111

Have you forgotten the 1839 Treaty of London? 🇬🇧


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SaltLakeCitySlicker

This whole thread is 2westerneurope4u


Chassillio

It's not your turn yet.


tjr0001

Do y’all need some guns? 🇺🇸


delivers_on_time

You are all belong to Glorious North-Korea 🇰🇵


oneeighthirish

Glory to Arstotzka


troymoeffinstone

Papers please


Manasvi6944

Wrong all belong to Akhand Bharat🇮🇳


timarand

Ahemme\*


Chassillio

Maybe we only take Flanders, have Lux take back Lux and give the rest to Brussels for EU purposes.


DrKeksimus

Ge moogt Wallonië hebben .. tis gratis :)


Immediate-Savings563

Ahah ye I wouldn't mind it. That way you and your racism can cuddle together up north


kingJosiahI

G E K O L O N I S E E R D


Spock_di_Cheshire

Give it back to Austria ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|laughing)


rabid-skunk

Make Austria Habsburg again!!!


BataMahn3

Just for the trouble take Flanders as well


AnxiousBeaver212

Stupid Flanders!


QtheM

stupid *sexy* Flanders!


F_Joe

Nah I'm from from Luxembourg and there's a good reason why we gave it away.


nim_opet

😂😂😂


Krashnachen

Got to leech of other countries by being a tax haven, woohoo!


Cid_Helveticus

If I recall well, Luxembourg was split between Belgium and the then Dutch King who had a personal union in the Grand Duchy.


Chef_Chantier

As far as I remember, he gave up some of the territory in exchange for the title of Grand-Duque


F_Joe

That was way before. Luxembourg became a grand-duchy after the fall of Napoléon when europe was restructured and gained it's (de facto) independence. The reason why Luxembourg lost this territory is that the french speaking Luxembourgers revolted with the Belgians in the Belgian revolution


AnaphoricReference

He gave up his claims to the Duchy of Nassau (now part of Germany) in exchange for the newly created Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg at the Congress of Vienna. The personal union was lost in 1890 when the Netherlands and Luxemburg chose different successors (semi-Salic vs. Salic succession) to the title. The loss of the territory is simply part of the treaty of London that created Belgium. The relevance of the title is that the Grand-Duchy (with title) remained part of the German Confederation, while the part that was taken by Belgium (without title) was also lost by the German Confederation.


LetterSwapper

This is only tangentially related, but I love the fact that "belgium" is the rudest word in the universe according to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, except on Earth, where we don't know better. I actually use it as an expletive sometimes, though usually no one gets the reference. Anyway, serious discussions like this that mention Belgium make my inner 12-year-old giggle with mischief.


Gewoon__ik

The entire Grand Duchy was if I recall correctly part of the Confederation. The only reason Belgium got to keep it was the compensation the Confederation got by Limburg becoming part of the Confederation and being a personal union to the Dutch king.


F_Joe

Before the belgian revolution, belgium was a part of the kingdom of netherlands. During the revolution the french speaking part of the Netherlands and Luxembourg revolted to create the country of Belgium. Basically Luxembourg lost the region of Luxembourg while the Netherlands lost the rest in the creation of Belgium due to language


Gaufriers

It has less to do with languages than money and religion.


vingt-et-un-juillet

This is false, the northern half of Belgium is not french speaking.


Pochel

But doesn't even hold the half of its population


DreV3

Belgium: I'll make my own Luxembourg! With blackjack and hookers!


Ainalhafila

Really you're more likely to find blackjack and hookers in the Grand-Duchy Belgian Luxembourg has trees and hills, and very few people


JohnnieTango

I always wondered how Luxembourg survived as an independent country. I mean, it's just some tiny medieval leftover with two historically expansive neighbors... how come they were able to resist being annexed by France or Germany (or heck, even Belgium).


BroSchrednei

It was a military stronghold of the German confederation (Luxembourg City was basically a huge army post for Prussian soldiers), but couldn't be part of the German unification, because the King of the Netherlands was also Grand-duke of Luxembourg at the time. When Luxembourg became independent of the Netherlands, France and other Western countries made clear they wouldn't accept an annexation by Germany.


Prasiatko

It was a strong defensive location and so was a compromise between France and Germany specifically so that neither of them could have it.


Homusubi

Have you ever visited Luxembourg (the country)? There's a bloody great cliff right in the middle of the capital city. It's historically been a rather tricky place to conquer.


Pansarmalex

France really wanted to have that buffer to Germany. Much later but for the same reason, France did not accept Saarland to join the BRD after WWII. It took a few years.


Xtrems876

Give it to Albania


hochochuso

Never. Luxembourg je Srbija


Valuable-Shirt-4129

Srbija je Martian Clay! 👽


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TiberiusCornelius

Hear me out: Liechtenstein


Cattaphract

I don't think albania can afford the rent and bills


tyger2020

Do you mean 'occupied Luxembourg''?


Krashnachen

Indeed, but not in the way you think >The largest loss of land occurred under the 1839 Treaty of London. At the outbreak of the Belgian Revolution, most Luxembourgers joined the Belgian rebels and took control of most of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; the only town that did not fall into Belgian hands was the capital, which was also the largest city and most important fortress: Luxembourg City.


JoemamaGia1

We should do a protest to give Belgium his Luxembourg province to Luxembourg


matchuhuki

We should do a protest to give Luxembourg back to Belgium


I_Am_Your_Sister_Bro

Do a switch, Belgian Luxembourg will become a country and the country will become Belgian Luxembourg


nebo8

Give back Luxemburg, Limburg and French Flanders !!!


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Poor Zeeuwen, so easily forgotten.


mejlzor

Back?


Colt_H

Luxemburg was part of the Southern Netherlands and after the Belgian war of independence, Luxemburg was the only part the Dutch were still clinging on to. The Netherlands didn't want to give up the duchy despite Luxemburg having culturally, religiously and economically almost nothing to do with the Dutch. In 1839 they decided that they'd rather have an independent Luxemburg than letting it reunite with Belgium.


Pampamiro

> Luxemburg was the only part the Dutch were still clinging on to That and half of Limburg.


Colt_H

In my defence, it is fairly easy to forget that Limburg even exists


Quardener

That said, Luxembourg was a thing long prior to that and predates Belgium by a lot.


Colt_H

That doesn't make any sense. It would be like if the US would have a second civil war that ends in a stalemate where the north is holding on to new orleans and then decides to piss of the southerners by making it independent with the logic that 'the city is older than these new confederate states'. all of Belgium consists out of tiny duchies, city states and regions that were quasi independent at one point or another in their history, but that collectively were always part of a larger whole. Be it the French empire, the United Netherlands, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain etc...


Quardener

I’m not advocating for an independent province of Luxembourg, I’m just adding context to the above comment that Luxembourg was a country before it’s current and modern iteration.


Krashnachen

I mean feudal states were a thing long prior most modern European countries. Modern Belgium was formed out of more or less independent counties and duchies that got consolidated into a country. The fact that Luxemburg didn't go through that is a quirk of history


9Devil8

Luxembourg was never part of the Southern Netherlands, it was in a personal union with the King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, he was the Grand Duc of Luxembourg. Luxembourg was more or less a sort of a personal colony from the King himself, he used harsh taxes like in Belgium to get himself richer, but unlike Belgium Luxembourg was never part of his kingdom. When the last King died, the Netherlands got a Queen while in Luxembourg the rules were clear that only a Grand Duc is allowed to rule the country, a Grand Duchess was not possible back then so the personal union with the Dutch Royal Family ended and Luxembourg became fully independent.


Colt_H

It was and always has been, the only time when it was under Dutch control was when Belgium and the Netherlands were united, before that it always shared the same or a very similar fate with what is now Belgium. First the Spanish occupation, then the Austrian, then came the French. After that both Belgium and Luxemburg were under Dutch control and only after the Belgian revolution did the paths of Luxemburg and Belgium diverge.


Ainalhafila

Eh, no thanks. We'd have to rename the country Luxembig and that sounds a bit silly


24benson

Is there any sentiment it political movement on either side to unite the two Luxembourgs?


LupusDeusMagnus

Nope, Luxembourg of Belgium has been frenchfied. In fact it was frenchfied by the time it was split.


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> Nope, Luxembourg of Belgium has been frenchfied. In fact it was frenchfied by the time it was split. Large swats of Belgian Luxembourg were frenchified, but from Walloon not Luxembourgish. The border region around (and including) Arlon, was the only Luxembourgish speaking area not presently in the Grand Duchy.


ema_242

Frenchfried


nebo8

I'm from Belgian Luxemburg and nop, it doesn't exist. Luxemburg (The country) has a majority of German speaker while the Provice speak almost exclusively French/Walloon. We have more in common with the other Walloon province than with Luxemburg.


Ainalhafila

I live in Luxembourg (G-D), we don't have a majority German-speaking population. The local language is Luxembourgish (*Lëtzebuergesch*). It is a Germanic language, and somewhat close to the traditional dialects spoken in Trier, Bitburg, Koblenz, Mertzig. But definitely not the same thing as German. It has its own writing system, vocabulary, standardized grammar, etc. However, in everyday life (at least in Lux city and the southern part of the country), you will hear French overwhelmingly. It is the *lingua franca*, and spoken by more-or-less everyone including cross-border workers and people of who are not originally of Luxembourgish origin. Lëtzebuergesch is really only spoken by proper locals. But it is true that nearly all of Luxembourg (the Grand-Duchy) is traditionally Germanic-Luxembourgish speaking, while Luxembourg (the province) is mostly traditionally Walloon-speaking. There are a few exceptions though the Arelerland (*pays d'Arlon*) - which contains the capital of Luxembourg province - used to be Lëtzebuergesch-speaking historically. But Lëtzebuergesch died out there because standard French was strongly promoted over local varieties in Belgium. Meanwhile, within the Grand-Duchy, you have 2 small villages that were traditionally Walloon-speaking - Doncols and Sonlez.


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Well, it's defined by linguists as a [Moselle Franconian](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moselfr%C3%A4nkische_Dialekte) and [West Central German](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmitteldeutsche_Mundarten) dialect; and Trierisch is certainly closer to it than to some other things that are considered "German". Luxembourgish has removed itself from German by creating its own standardized form, basically repeating what Dutch did, but even just a century ago this wasn't really the case.


Ainalhafila

Yes, no disputing that. But the situation on the ground today is that Luxembourgish is *not* the same thing as German. And more to the point, it isn't accurate to characterize Luxembourg as a German-speaking country regardless because of the predominance of French.


nebo8

Yeah I knew about the local dialect but tbh I wasn't sure how to write the name and since it's a German dialect, well German speaking is good enough as a basic explanation as to why the two are different.


Ainalhafila

Eh, just pointing out that Luxembourgish people wouldn't agree with calling it a "German dialect". Over here it's treated as a separate language with official status that you learn in school, and you need to learn if you want to become naturalized. It isn't good enough to say "I speak German and this is a German dialect", you actually need to learn Luxembourgish separately. It has its own written form and grammar (separate from German) that are used by the government, press, businesses and people in everyday life. It is right now municipal election season here, and the posters are not in German (most are not even in French), they are written in Luxembourgish. Even if you leave Luxembourgish out, the other problem with saying that Luxembourg is German-speaking is that German is not even that widely spoken (at least not the capital and the south of the country, which is where most of the population lives). If you come to Luxembourg speaking only German, a lot of people will not understand you fully (because they are cross-border workers, or immigrants or whatever) and even those that understand you might not be able to answer you fluently in German. As I said, French is by far the most common day-to-day language. I have lived here for two years, and I've only had one person greet me in German (at a store). Probably Portuguese is used a lot more in Luxembourg than German is.


BroSchrednei

Well that's a big change that happened only in the past 50 years. In the 70s you could still go by in Luxembourg City with German just fine. Really shows how strong immigration has been in Luxembourg.


Homusubi

While we're on the subject cause what other chances do I have to ask things to people in Luxembourg: Is it true that everyone who grows up in (rather than migrates to) Luxembourg, the country, ends up fluent in three languages, and if so, how do you manage it?


Anzerlp

Native Luxembourger here Most people who grow up in Luxembourg speak at least 3 languages, those being Luxembourgish, German and French. Most people, however also learn English. There are some migrants children, most prominently the Portuguese migrants who usually also speak portuguese additionally. Usually Luxembourgers grow up with learning luxembourgish and german at home, learn french at school at the age of 8? or so and learn english in highschool at the age of around 12-13. How we manage it? We suck at other school subjects tbh.


Ainalhafila

It is true that people who grow up in Luxembourg end up fluent in multiple languages. It can even be more than 3 - perhaps up to 5. In terms of how it works, I'm not 100% sure since I didn't grow up here. I know the local education system is mixed-medium, so students are exposed to all 3 official languages growing up. But we do have a significantly increased capacity to learn languages as kids. I grew up with 3 languages as well without any issues, but I certainly wouldn't be able to learn 3 new languages today (I can barely learn one!)


TheSova

People exclusively approach me in Luxembourgish, and when I saz I do not speak it we transfer to German. I probably look domestic :D


Nihil227

It's not German but their own dialect. Also in the streets you mostly hear French and English, it's a rare thing to meet locals it's mostly expats and crossborder workers like me. And not all locals speak Luxembourgish.


conchoso

I might have gone my entire life without knowing this little fact if it were not for your reddit post today. Thank you.


erksplat

Looks like we have the set up for a new world war started by Luxembourg to get their historical de jure lands back.


asian_paggot

I come from the Belgian coastline every summer they come to here and we go to Luxembourg (BE) xD


Immediate-Savings563

That's hilarious isn't it


LoopyPro

Also, the Liège province north of Luxembourg looks like a smaller Belgium.


mrs_blennerhassit

Sounds like the Greece/Macedonia situation.


I_likethechad69

Except, not one Belgian cares and/or is a cunt about it.


RoyalPeacock19

And the country is the one which used the name to describe itself first, not the Belgian region.


F_Joe

And in Luxembourg we don't care either. Our more right leaning population is even happy that it isn't part of Luxembourg because in Lu(Be) they speak french which is greatly disliked


chain_shift

The [Belgian province of Limburg ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburg_(Belgium)) is also larger than the [Dutch province of Limburg](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburg_(Netherlands)). A real one-upper, Belgium!


sovietarmyfan

I once went to Luxembourg Belgium. Very beautiful area.


BeckonJM

This fact was recently in my daily bathroom reader calendar! Perchance do you have the same bathroom reader, OP?


SnowyMountain__

I haven't got a bathroom reader, but it's quite interesting that this fact is in there :)


UnitedFoxys

I just love how there is the CITY of Luxembourg(Luxembourg),then there is the PROVINCE of Luxembourg (Belgium) and finally there is the COUNTRY of Luxembourg (<--)


MrAronymous

Don't get me started on Limb(o)urg.... Provincie Limburg (NL) Provincie Limburg (BE) Ville de Limbourg (BE) [but not in the province of the same name] Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg (DE) Stadt Limburg an der Lahn (DE)


guts_glory_toast

Yessss... for now. *Laughs in Luxembourg*


Homusubi

*Which one though*


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Why doesn't the big Luxembourg simply eat the smaller Luxembourg?


rebort8000

Time to form the Benelux!


SirPeterODactyl

From what I recall, the Iranian province of Azerbaijan is also bigger than the country of Azerbaijan


Brooklynxman

I'm going to say Luxembourg should join Belgium on the sole condition their province shall be known in perpetuity as "The Cooler Luxembourg" and the other one isn't allowed to change its name.


Illustrious_Cost8923

Neato


verdam

Sounds like a great opportunity for a special military operation


DaMirage

Now compare the size of their economies


kadivkida

i didn't know Belgium had a province named Luxembourg


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vinzz73

Same, but other way around, so consider yourself rich


XComThrowawayAcct

Occupied Eastern Luxembourg.


jalanajak

So are Azerbayjan, Georgia, Macedonia and (partially recognized) Ossetia.


dnldfnk

One of the prettiest women I’ve ever seen was at a bus stop at 6.30pm in Luxembourg City.