Outline of Lithuania
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lithuania:
Lithuania – sovereign country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.[1][2] Situated along the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, sharing borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania is a member of NATO, OECD and the European Union. Its population is about 2.8 million. The largest city and capital is Vilnius.
During the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe, as present-day Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the Lublin Union of 1569 Poland and Lithuania formed a new state: the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which was finally destroyed by its neighboring countries in 1795. Most of Lithuania's territory was annexed by the Russian Empire, until the Act of Independence was signed on 16 February 1918, which declared the re-establishment of a sovereign state. Between 1940 and 1945 Lithuania was occupied by both the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany at different times. When World War II was near its end in 1944 and the Nazis retreated, the Soviet Union reoccupied Lithuania. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first Baltic republic to declare its restored independence after 50 years of Soviet occupation. Lithuania became a full member of the Schengen Agreement on 21 December 2007.[3] In 2009, Lithuania celebrated the millennium of its name.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ˌlɪθjuˈeɪniə/ ⓘ LITH-ew-AY-nee-ə
- Common English country name: Lithuania
- Official English country name: The Republic of Lithuania
- Common endonym: Lietuva
- Official endonym: Lietuvos Respublika
- Adjectival(s): Lithuanian
- Demonym(s): Lithuanians
- Etymology: Name of Lithuania
- International rankings of Lithuania
- ISO country codes: LT, LTU, 440
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LT
- Internet country code top-level domain: .lt
Geography of Lithuania
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- Lithuania is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Northern Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Europe
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Lithuania
- High: Aukštojas Hill 294 m (965 ft)
- Low: Nemunas delta −1.3 m (−4 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,574 km
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- Coastline: Baltic Sea 90 km
- Population of Lithuania: 3,361,100 (1 April 2008) – 130th most populous country
- Area of Lithuania: 65,200 km2
- Atlas of Lithuania
Environment of Lithuania
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- Climate of Lithuania
- Environmental issues in Lithuania
- Renewable energy in Lithuania
- Geology of Lithuania
- Protected areas of Lithuania
- Wildlife of Lithuania
Natural geographic features of Lithuania
[edit]Regions of Lithuania
[edit]Ecoregions of Lithuania
[edit]List of ecoregions in Lithuania
Administrative divisions of Lithuania
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Administrative divisions of Lithuania
Counties of Lithuania
[edit]Municipalities of Lithuania
[edit]- Capital of Lithuania: Vilnius
- Cities of Lithuania
Elderships of Lithuania
[edit]Demography of Lithuania
[edit]Government and politics of Lithuania
[edit]- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- The capital city of Lithuania: Vilnius
- Elections in Lithuania
- Political parties in Lithuania
- Taxation in Lithuania
Branches of the government of Lithuania
[edit]Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Executive branch of the government of Lithuania
[edit]- Head of state: President of Lithuania (Executive), Gitanas Nausėda
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė
- Cabinet of Lithuania
Legislative branch of the government of Lithuania
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Lithuania
[edit]Foreign relations of Lithuania
[edit]Foreign relations of Lithuania
International organization membership
[edit]The Republic of Lithuania is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Lithuania
[edit]Military of Lithuania
[edit]- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Lithuania
- Military ranks of Lithuania
Local government in Lithuania
[edit]History of Lithuania
[edit]- Timeline of the history of Lithuania
- Current events in Lithuania
- Economic history of Lithuania
- Military history of Lithuania
Culture of Lithuania
[edit]- Architecture of Lithuania
- Cuisine of Lithuania
- Ethnic minorities in Lithuania
- Festivals in Lithuania
- Languages of Lithuania
- Media in Lithuania
- Museums in Lithuania
- National symbols of Lithuania
- People of Lithuania
- Public holidays in Lithuania
- Records of Lithuania
- Religion in Lithuania
- World Heritage Sites in Lithuania
Art in Lithuania
[edit]- Art in Lithuania
- Cinema of Lithuania
- Literature of Lithuania
- Music of Lithuania
- Television in Lithuania
- Theatre in Lithuania
Sports in Lithuania
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Lithuania
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 74th (seventy-fourth)
- Agriculture in Lithuania
- Banking in Lithuania
- Communications in Lithuania
- Companies of Lithuania
- Currency of Lithuania: Euro
- Economic history of Lithuania
- Energy in Lithuania
- Health care in Lithuania
- Mining in Lithuania
- Lithuania Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Lithuania
- Transport in Lithuania
Education in Lithuania
[edit]See also
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- Index of Lithuania-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Lithuania-related topics
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lithuania". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ United Nations Geographical region and composition
- ^ "Lietuva įsiliejo į Šengeno erdvę" (Press release) (in Lithuanian). Vidaus reikalų ministerija. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
External links
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- Prezidentas (in Lithuanian) — Official presidential site
- Seimas (in Lithuanian) — Official parliamentary site
- Vyriausybė (in Lithuanian and English) — Official governmental site
- Statistics – Official site of Department of Statistics
Lithuania travel guide from Wikivoyage- Lithuania Pages — Sights, history, a picture gallery and a lot of links.
- Lithuania Online — Wide collection of Lithuanian links
- www.travel.lt – The Official Lithuanian Travel Guide
- Lithuanian State Department of Tourism
- Lietuva.lt (in english) – Information about Lithuania
- Information about Lithuania
- Aerial photos of Lithuania by Marius Jovaiša
- Maps and GIS
