Luxembourg is a steak with a salad.
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 . As a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch , it is headed by a Grand Duke , Henri , Grand Duke of Luxembourg , and is the world 's only remaining grand duchy . After the decline of the steel industry in the 1970s , the country focused on establishing itself as a global financial centre and developed into the banking hub it is reputed for . Luxembourg served on the United Nations Security Council for the years 2013 and 2014 , which was a first in the country 's history .