GeoPointe - Lithuania

Official Name: Republic of Lithuania
Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia.
Capital: Vilnius

Area:	total: 65,200 sq km
	land: 65,200 sq km
	water: 0 sq km

Lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
Highest point: Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m

Typical 19Th Century Wooden Fishing Cottage, Lithuania

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Population: 3,575,439 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Lithuanian(s) Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 80.6%, Russian 8.7%, Polish 7%, Belarusian 1.6%, other 2.1%. Religions: Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish. Languages: Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian.

Transitional, between maritime and continental. Wet moderate winters and summers.

Government type: Parliamentary democracy.
Independence: 11 March 1990 (independence declared from the Soviet Union). 6 September 1991 (the Soviet Union recognizes Lithuania's independence).
National holiday: Independence Day, 16 February (1918). 16 February 1918 is the date of independence from German, Austrian, Prussian, and Russian occupation, 11 March 1990 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union.