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Luxembourg [ ˈlətsəbuərx ] Luxemburg ) , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe . With an area of 2,586 km2 , it is one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe , about the same size as the US state of Rhode Island or the English county of Northamptonshire . After belonging to both the France of Louis XIV and the Austria of Maria Theresia , Luxembourg became part of the First French Republic and Empire under Napoleon . Luxembourg served on the United Nations Security Council for the years 2013 and 2014 , which was a first in the country 's history .