World Region Information --- Lithuania Information
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It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad (a Russian enclave) to the southwest. It is bordered by the Baltic Sea to the west, and to the west are Sweden and Denmark.
Approx. 65,000 km2
Kaunas(300,000), Klaipeda(160,000), etc.
about 2.79 million people
86.4% Lithuania, 5.7% Poles, 4.5% Russians, 1.5% Belarus, 1.0% Ukrainians, other 0.9%
Lithuania is the official language
77% Catholic, Other
- Vilniaus Sv. Onos Baznycia
Indigenous traditions, Scandinavian culture, Polish and Germanic influences, and Christian influences, as well as rapid changes due to independence from the Soviet era.
- Vilnius Old Town
- Trak? istorijos muziejus
- Velniu muziejus
- Kursiu nerijos nacionalinis parkas
- Hill of Crosses
- Pinigu muziejus
- Ausros Vartai
- Gruto parkas
10 years of education until the age of 16 is compulsory.
- Vilniaus universitetas
- Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas
- Kauno Technologijos Universitetas
- Vytauto Didziojo universitetas
- Lietuvos nacionaline Martyno Mazvydo biblioteka
1915 German occupation during World War I
1918 Declaration of Independence
1920 Soviets recognize Lithuania's independence
1940 Soviet invasion. annexed to the Soviet Union
1941 Nazi occupation of Lithuania
1944 Soviet troops return. Incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Lithuania Soviet Socialist Republic
1990 Declaration of Restoration of Independence
1991 Collapse of the communist regime. The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states
1992 Transition to a presidential system under the new constitution
2004 NATO Membership, EU Membership
It is a semi-presidential democratic republic. The head of state is the president. An appointed prime minister runs the executive branch. The legislative branch is a unicameral parliament.
- Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas
- LR Prezidento kanceliarija
- Supreme Court of Lithuania
$20,355
It is an open mixed economy classified as a high income economy.
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