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Lithuania, officially named the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.

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Lithuania, officially named the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. Lithuania is a part of the European Union, NATO, and various other organizations.

See the fact file below for more information on the Lithuania or alternatively, you can download our 21-page Lithuania worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.

Key Facts & Information

DESCRIPTION

  • Lithuania is located along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, east of Sweden and Denmark.
  • Lithuania is surrounded by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest.
  • Approximately 3,000,000 people live in Lithuania.
  • The official language is Lithuanian, which is used by more than 82% of the people.
  • Vilnius is the largest and capital city.
  • The colors of the Lithuanian flag are yellow for the sun, green for the fields, and red for the blood of Lithuanians who fought for its independence.

HISTORY

  • In the 7th–9th centuries, the transformation in Lithuania into a country began from the Baltic nations group. The Balts, who were the ancestors of Lithuanians and Latvians, came to the land through Nemunas, Daugava rivers, and the Baltic Sea, from the assumed original home of the Proto-Indo-European languages. Numerous scientists deem they came there sometime in the 3rd millennium BC.
  • The traditionally held origin of the country is 1236, when the Lithuanians won the Battle of Šiauliai or Battle of Sun.
  • Lithuania, called previously The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, made a Treaty with Poland in 1569. In 1975 the country was taken over by the Russian Empire.
  • Successfully on February 16, 1918, Lithuania gained back its independence. On June 16, 1940, Lithuania was taken over by the Soviet Union, by Nazi Germany in 1941-1944, and again the Soviet Union in 1944-1990. Lithuania re-announced its independence on March 11, 1990. Today, Lithuania is an independent, semi-presidential, democratic republic.

POLITICS

  • Since 2004, Lithuania has been a part of NATO and the European Union.
  • The government in Lithuania is a semi-presidential type that regained their independence and democracy in 1990. After that, very significant reforms were made. Currently, Lithuania is declared as a democratic state that grants human rights.
  • The Constitution that was ratified in 1992 states that the leader of the country is the President, who must be elected to take office. The elections are held every 5 years. If the President violates their oath, they can be ordered to resign by the Parliament. The President, on the other hand, represents Lithuania abroad and is the commander-in-chief.
  • The legislative authority of Lithuania is called the Seimas or Parliament.
  • The Seimas consists of 141 members that are elected for 4-year-terms.
    The Prime Minister, the rest of the cabinet, as well as several other
    top civil servants and the judges for all courts, are set and fired by the President.
  • Lithuania was one of the first countries in the world that granted women a right to vote in the elections.

GEOGRAPHY

  • Lithuania’s location is situated in the north-eastern part of Europe which comprises an area of 65,200-kilometer square or 25,200 sq miles. Its latitudes are 53° and 57° North, and usually between longitudes of 21° and 27° East (section of the Curonian Spit lies west of 21°).
  • Lithuania is mainly flat lowlands in the west, with some low hills.
  • The east and southeast parts have bogs, multiple small lakes, and the rolling hills of the Baltic Highlands overlook the landscape, where most of the land is concealed by dense forest.
  • The highest point of Lithuania is near the Belarus boundary where the Juozapine stands at 964 feet or 294 meters.
  • Significant rivers are the Neman (Nemunas), Neris, and Venta.
  • A scientist at the Institut Géographique National (French National Geographic Institute) named Jean-George Affholder determined that the geographic center of Europe was in Lithuania, at 54°54′N 25°19′E, 26 kilometers (16 mi) north of Lithuania’s capital city of Vilnius after a re-estimation of the boundaries of the continent of Europe in 1989.
  • Affholder achieved this by measuring the center of gravity of the geometrical figure of Europe.

CLIMATE

  • The climate in Lithuania is semi-continental, with very cold winters and mild, fairly rainy summers.
  • On the coast, the normal temperatures are just below freezing in January and February and around 18 °C (64 °F) in July and August. Inside inland regions, the temperatures are relatively lower in winter and a relatively higher in summer.
  • The precipitation in Lithuania is constant throughout the year, however, with regards to quantity, there’s a comparable minimum between February and April. It rains more along the coast than in the interior.
  • In 2002, Lithuania encountered a drought that caused forest and peat bog fires. The country suffered simultaneously with the rest of Northwestern Europe during a heatwave in the summer of 2006.

Lithuania Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about the Lithuania across 21 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use Lithuania worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the Lithuania, officially named the Republic of Lithuania, which is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. Lithuania is a part of the European Union, NATO, and various other organizations.

Complete List Of Included Worksheets

  • Lithuania Facts
  • General Info
  • Baltic States
  • Way to Independence
  • Women’s Suffrage
  • Word Hunt
  • Geographical Center
  • Decoding Food
  • Popular People
  • Four Spots
  • Letter to Lithuania

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