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Lithuania

Lithuania (/ˌlɪθjuˈniə/ LITH-yoo-AYN-ee-ə;[13] Lithuanian: Lietuva [lʲɪɛtʊˈvɐ]), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika [lʲɪɛtʊˈvoːs rʲɛsˈpʊblʲɪkɐ]), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.[a] It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest,[b] with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), with a population of 2.86 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living members of the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, which is also the most widely spoken language of the branch.

For other uses, see Lithuania (disambiguation).

Republic of Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublika (Lithuanian)

9 March 1009

1236

6 July 1253

2 February 1386

1 July 1569

24 October 1795

16 February 1918

11 March 1990

1 May 2004

65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi) (121st)

1.98 (2015)[8]

Neutral increase 2,886,515[9] (135th)

44/km2 (114.0/sq mi) (138th)

2024 estimate

Increase $144.261 billion[10] (88th)

Increase $52,200[10] (39th)

2024 estimate

Increase $85.999 billion[10] (78th)

Increase $31,118[10] (40th)

Negative increase 36.2[11]
medium

Increase 0.879[12]
very high (35th)

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For millennia, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united for the first time by Mindaugas, who formed the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July 1253. Subsequent expansion and consolidation resulted in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which by the 14th century was the largest country in Europe.[20] In 1386, the Grand Duchy entered into a de facto personal union with the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The two realms were united into the bi-confederal Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569, forming one of the largest and most prosperous states in Europe. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighbouring countries gradually dismantled it between 1772 and 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory. Towards the end of World War I, Lithuania declared Independence in 1918, founding the modern Republic of Lithuania. In World War II, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union, then by Nazi Germany, before being reoccupied by the Soviets in 1944. Lithuanian armed resistance to the Soviet occupation lasted until the early 1950s. On 11 March 1990, a year before the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to break away when it proclaimed the restoration of its independence.[21]


Lithuania is a developed country with a high income, advanced economy, ranking 35th in the Human Development Index. Lithuania is a member of the European Union, the Council of Europe, the eurozone, the Nordic Investment Bank, the Schengen Agreement, NATO, and OECD. It also participates in the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) regional co-operation format.

0–14 years, 14.86% (male 214,113/female 203,117)

15–64 years: 65.19% (male 896,400/female 934,467)

65 years and over: 19.95% (male 195,269/female 365,014).

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Index of Lithuania-related articles

List of Lithuanians

Outline of Lithuania

Archived 15 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Official site of the President of the Republic of Lithuania

The Lithuanian President

– Official site of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania

The Lithuanian Parliament

Archived 6 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Official site of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania

The Lithuanian Government

Archived 5 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine – Official site of Department of Statistics to the Government of Lithuania

Statistics Lithuania

Archived 1 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine – The Official Travel Guide by the Lithuanian National Tourism Development Agency

Lithuania – Real is Beautiful