Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1962: The Apocalypse)

History
The  The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg  is a democratic European survivor nation (and Lille-Wallonia client state) based in the former French regions of Luxemburg and Alsace and Lorraine. Its capital is still Luxembourg city, the capital of the old nation of Luxembourg.

Doomsday
Both Strasbourg and Frankfurt-au-Mien were each hit by 2 20kt missiles and Kaiserslautern, Bitburg and Duren were each hit by 2120kt missiles Doomsday. Reims was hit by a 1kt bomb, but it buried it’s self 180ft underground and never went off.

After Doomsday
A severe famine and an urban cholera outbreak hit the region, killing many people during 1963, 1964 and most of 1978. Several food and water riots also helped to devastate the country in 1964. The nation would struggle with various raids by the tribesmen around the ruined city of Bitburg untill the mid 1970's.

First contact was made with the Kingdom of Lille-Wallonia on January the 5th 1982. The nations have developed to about the same standard of living, moral values and political attitudes. Both are long standing allies against the hostile tribesmen form the ruined cities of Frankfurt-au-Maine, Kaiserslautern, Bitburg and Duren.

Military
The armed forces abandoned the use of bows and swords in favour of rifles and pistols in 1990. The army is a volunteer force of 1,500.

Economy
It is largely dependent on agriculture, forestry and selling looted metal from the ruins of nearby West German towns.

Media
A national newspaper has been in circulation since 2009.

Healthcare
Lung and thyroid cancer are major issues, but not as bad as they were before 1986.