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STAT	Luxembourg	South Africa
Full name	Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	Republic of South Africa
Land border length	359 km Ranked 148th.	4,862 km Ranked 35th. 14 times more than Luxembourg
National anthems	Ons Heemecht ( Our Homeland )	National anthem of South Africa
National identity card	First issued at age 15 and only issued to Luxembourg citizens, who are required by law to carry it at all times.	An Identity Document (ID) is issued at age 16 to all citizens; and permanent residents. Although passports and driver's licences are also acceptable forms of identification, banks only accept IDs. Your ID has a barcode, a photo, and your unique ID number. Information (including age and gender but excluding race) is referenced under your ID number: accounts, criminal record, voting history, driver's licence etc. You need an ID in order to apply for a passport, bank account, driver's licence or tertiary studies, as well as to register to vote. In most cases employers will also request a photocopy of your ID in order to process your appointment. Your voting history as well as any firearm licences are documented in your ID booklet. As one's ID may be required for some of the functions listed above, some SA permanent residents, may elect to keep their ID document on their person.
Neighboring countries and territories	Belgium (L) France (L) Germany (L)	Botswana (L) Lesotho (L) Mozambique Namibia Swaziland (L) Zimbabwe (L)
Number of maritime boundary neighbours	0.0 Ranked 161st.	2 Ranked 99th.
Overview	<p>The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - a small country landlocked by Belgium, France and Germany - is a prominent financial centre.</p> <p>With roots stretching back to the 10th century, Luxembourg&#039;s history is closely intertwined with that of its more powerful neighbours, especially Germany. </p> <p>Many of its inhabitants are trilingual in French, German and Luxembourgish - a dialect of German.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17548470">Full Article</a>	<p>Diversity is a key feature of South Africa, where 11 languages are recognised as official, where community leaders include rabbis and chieftains, rugby players and returned exiles, where traditional healers ply their trade around the corner from stockbrokers and where housing ranges from mud huts to palatial homes with swimming pools. </p> <p>The diverse communities, however, have not had much representation for long. </p> <p>Until 1994 South Africa was ruled by a white minority government which was so determined to hang onto power that it took activists most of the last century before they succeeded in their fight to get rid of apartheid and extend democracy to the rest of the population. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094760">Full Article</a>

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