Lithuania
Litauen
Lithuania is in Europe. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia
- Capital
- Vilnius
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Nordeuropa
- Area
- 65,300 km²
- Population
- 2,888,774
- Language
- Lithuanian
Did you know?
- History
In the 15th century the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was Europe’s largest country by area and stretched as far as the Black Sea.
- Geography
According to a calculation by France’s National Geographic Institute, the geographic centre of Europe lies at Purnuškės north of Vilnius.
- Culture
On the Hill of Crosses near Šiauliai stand well over a hundred thousand crosses — Soviet authorities cleared them repeatedly, and they always returned.
- History
In 1990 Lithuania was the first Soviet republic to declare independence.