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Lithuania

country in northeastern Europe

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Also known as Republic of Lithuania

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Country: Lithuania
Inception: March 11, 1990, February 16, 1918, September 6, 1991, 1236
Website: https://lietuva.lt

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Overview

Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. 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, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), and has a population of 2.9 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities include Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians are the titular nation, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts, and speak Lithuanian.

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Notable quotes

“Anyone who would choose Lithuania as an enemy has also made an enemy of the United States of America.”
— George W. Bush, speech at Vilnius city hall (23 November 2002),
“If Lithuania needs to defend itself again, we will not be alone as we were in some fatal historical moments.”
— Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said in a televised address, quoted on Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (February 16, 2016), "Lithuania Celebrates Restoration Of Independence"
“In an age of digital ephemera and curated perfection, the Žygaičiai Lion reminds us of something older, rougher, and more enduring. It symbolizes Lithuania’s complex spiritual history—of resistance and resilience, imposed faith and reclaimed identity.”
— Massimo Introvigne, "The Lion That Roared Before Lithuania Was Christian", Bitter Winter (November 8, 2025)

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