Lithuania
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| Lietuvos Respublika Republic of Lithuania |
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| National motto: | "Tautos jėga vienybėje" "The strength of the nation lies in unity" |
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| National anthem: | "Tautiška giesmė" | ||||
| About the people | |||||
| Official languages: | Lithuanian | ||||
| Population: (# of people) | |||||
| - Total: | 3,575,439 (2007) (ranked 127) | ||||
| - Density: | 55 per km² | ||||
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| Capital city: | Vilnius | ||||
| Largest city: | Vilnius | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total: | 65,200 km² 25,173 sq mi (ranked 123) |
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| - Water: | 880.2 km² (1.35%) | ||||
| Politics / Government | |||||
| Established: | February 14, 1009 | ||||
| Leaders: | President: Valdas Adamkus Prime Minister: Gediminas Kirkilas |
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| Economy / Money | |||||
| Currency: (Name of money) |
Lithuanian litas (Lt) | ||||
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| Time zone: | EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) |
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| Telephone dialing code: | +370 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .lt | ||||
Lithuania is a country in eastern Europe on the Eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania is a member of the European Union, NATO and several organizations.
Vilnius is the capital and largest city. The population is about 3,500,000. The only official language is Lithuanian which is spoken by more than 80% of the population.
The colors of the Lithuanian flag are yellow (at the top), green (in the middle), and red (at the bottom).
Lithuania began to evolve into a country in the 7th–9th centuries from Baltic nations group. The Baltics, the ancestors of Lithuanians and Latvians, came to area between Nemunas, Daugava rivers and the Baltic sea from a hypothetic original hsomeland of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. Many scientists think they came there sometime in the 3rd millennium BC.
The traditional date of the beginning of the country is hold to be 1236 when a Battle of Šiauliai (Battle of Sun) took place and was won by the Lithuanians.
Lithuania (at that time - The Grand Duchy of Lithuania) had made a Treaty with Poland in 1569. The country was annexed by the Russian Empire from 1795 until it regained its independence on the 16th of February, 1918 and later by Germany 1941-1944 and the Soviet Union from 1944 until 1990 when Lithuania re-declared its independence on the 11th of March. Currently Lithuania is an independent semi-presidental democratic republic.
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