Country
Lithuania
Also Known As Republic of Lithuania
Northern Europe
Lithuania is one of the three Baltic states, lying on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Its Act of Independence was signed in 1918; Soviet and Nazi occupation interrupted statehood from 1940 to 1990, when it was restored. It is the largest of the three Baltic states by both area and population. It is a parliamentary republic. Its capital is Vilnius. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate, from Lithuania's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearLithuania's Act of Independence was signed 16 February 1918. Soviet and Nazi occupation from 1940 to 1990 interrupted statehood; the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania restored it on 11 March 1990, formally recognized internationally in 1991. Classification
Sovereignty Status Lithuania
Connections
Associated With
The Baltic states encompass Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Source Baltic states (Wikipedia)
Vilnius County is associated with Lithuania.
Source Vilnius County (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Lithuania encloses the Baltic Sea.
Source Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Vilnius, Cities Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania.
Source Vilnius (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Seimas Palace, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Trakai Island Castle, part of this there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Our Lady of Šiluva, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Kalnapilis, part of this there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Svyturys Brewery, part of this there.
- Also in Computing Atlas: Algirdas Avizienis, nationals include there.
- Also in Divinity Atlas: The Great Synagogue of Vilna, part of this there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Kiaulės Nugara, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Kupferschiefer, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Parnidis Dune, found there there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Bank of Lithuania, part of this there.
- Also in Education Atlas: Gabriele Petkevicaite-Bite, nationals include there.
- Also in Film and Media Atlas: Romas Zabarauskas, nationals include there.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Cepelinai, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Cold beet soup, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Oblea, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Saltibarsciai, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Law Atlas: Civil Code of Lithuania, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitution of Lithuania, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Criminal Code of Lithuania, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Gediminas Sagatys, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Law of Lithuania, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Statutes of Lithuania, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Austrian Pine, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Balsam Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Barnacle goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Beluga Sturgeon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Bigmouth buffalo, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Black stork, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cabbage White, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Carabus cancellatus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Channel Catfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Colorado Potato Beetle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Frog (Rana temporaria), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common pochard, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Roach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Toad, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Corn crake, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Culex pipiens, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Dalmatian Pelican, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Dianthus gratianopolitanus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Douglas Fir, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Eastern Hemlock, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Eggplant, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Larch, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: European Perch, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Gammarus Pulex, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Garden Tulip, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great Grey Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great Pond Snail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Grey Field Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Grove Snail (Cepaea nemoralis), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Helichrysum arenarium, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hirudo Medicinalis, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hylotrupes bajulus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hyssopus officinalis, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Jack Pine, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Larix Decidua, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Leopard Slug, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Marsh Frog, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Medicinal Leech, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Noble Crayfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Northern Pike, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Peacock Butterfly, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Phytophthora, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Phytophthora Infestans, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Phytophthora Ramorum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pieris brassicae, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pieris rapae, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Puccinia recondita, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Red Admiral, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Rhubarb, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Ribes aureum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Salvia verticillata, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Signal Crayfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Smallmouth buffalo, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Smooth Newt, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Strawberry, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Taiga bean goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Threespine Stickleback, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Three-spined Stickleback, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Tundra swan, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wels Catfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: White Spruce, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: White Stork, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), found there there.
- Also in Political Atlas: Lithuania, the same subject.
- Also in Science Atlas: Virginijus Siksnys, nationals include there.
- Also in Society and Culture Atlas: Emma Goldman, nationals include there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Lithuanian Space Association, part of this there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Zydrunas Savickas, nationals include there.
- Also in War and Military Atlas: Polish Winged Hussars, found there there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Lithuania (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Lietuvos Respublika
Infobox, capital
Vilnius
Infobox, area
65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2025 estimate
2025 estimate: 2,897,430
Introduction
It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest.
View the Source Wikidata: Lithuania
Baltic states (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Baltic States, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: The Baltic States, Lead section
a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Baltic Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead sectionQuote, Bordered By Water: Baltic Sea, Lead section
enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden.
Vilnius County (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Vilnius County, Lead paragraphQuote, Encompasses: Vilnius County, Lead paragraph
Vilniaus apskritis) is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania,
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