welcome to lithuania...

...my native country lietuva officially called lietuvos respublika republic of lithuania

The Lithuanian mounted knight, called Vytis, is one of the oldest state emblems in Europe. It dates back to 1366, the time of Grand Duke Algirdas, and became an emblem of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the beginning of the 15th century. In 1819, Vytis became the foremost symbol of statehood of Lithuania.

some facts

location

Lithuania lies in the eastern Europe, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. In the north Lithuania borders with Latvia, in the east and south with Byelorussia, in the south-west with Poland and with the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation.

Territory: 65 200 km2: Lithuania is the largest of the three Baltic countries, twice the size of Belgium (30513 km2) and a wee bit smaller than Ireland (70283 km2).

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national anthem

lithuanian anthem (click to listen)

people

Population: 3 483 972 (similar to Ireland, Albania, Norway or New Zeland) Urban: 2 332 098 Rural: 1 151 874 Ethnic Composition:     ~Lithuanians 81.8%,     ~Russians 8.1%,     ~Poles 6.9%,     ~Belarusians 1.4%,     ~Ukrainians 1%,     ~Jews 0.1%,     ~Others 0.7% (2001). Religion: Roman Catholics accounted for 79% of Lithuania’s population

towns of lithuania

vilnius the capital

prienai my native town

trakai

kaunas

the hill of crosses

nida