Outline of Lithuania

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lithuania:
Lithuania – sovereign country located in the Baltic region of Europe. 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. In 2009, Lithuania celebrated the millennium of its name.
The Lithuanians are a Baltic people closely related to the Latvians, with the Lithuanian language sharing many similarities to Latvian. Today the Latvians and Lithuanians are the only surviving members of the Baltic peoples and Baltic languages of the Indo-European family.

General reference

Pronunciation: 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

Lithuania is: a country
Location:
Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Eurasia
Europe
Northern Europe
Eastern 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
Belarus 680 km
Latvia 576 km
Russia 227 km
Poland 91 km
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

Climate of Lithuania
Environmental issues in Lithuania
Renewable energy in Lithuania
Geology of Lithuania
Protected areas of Lithuania
Biosphere reserves in Lithuania
National parks of Lithuania
Regional parks in Lithuania
Wildlife of Lithuania
Flora of Lithuania
Fauna of Lithuania
Birds of Lithuania
Mammals of Lithuania

Natural geographic features of Lithuania
Lakes of Lithuania
Rivers of Lithuania
World Heritage Sites in Lithuania

Regions of Lithuania
Cultural regions of Lithuania

Ecoregions of Lithuania
List of ecoregions in Lithuania

Ecoregions in Lithuania

Administrative divisions of Lithuania

Counties of Lithuania
Municipalities of Lithuania
Elderships of Lithuania
Capital of Lithuania: Vilnius
Cities of Lithuania
Towns in Lithuania

Demography of Lithuania
Demographics of Lithuania

Government and politics of Lithuania
Politics of Lithuania

Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
Elections in Lithuania
Political parties in Lithuania
Taxation in Lithuania

Branches of the government of Lithuania
Government of the Republic of Lithuania

Executive branch of the government of Lithuania
Head of state: President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda
Head of government: Prime Minister of Lithuania, Inga Ruginienė
Cabinet of Lithuania

Legislative branch of the government of Lithuania
Seimas: Speaker, Juozas Olekas

Judicial branch of the government of Lithuania
The court system of Lithuania

Supreme Court of Lithuania
Constitutional Court of Lithuania

Foreign relations of Lithuania
Foreign relations of Lithuania

Diplomatic missions in Lithuania
Diplomatic missions of Lithuania

International organization membership
The Republic of Lithuania is a member of:

Law and order in Lithuania
Law of Lithuania

Constitution of Lithuania
Crime in Lithuania
Human rights in Lithuania
LGBT rights in Lithuania
Freedom of religion in Lithuania
Law enforcement in Lithuania
Financial Crime Investigation Service
Special Investigation Service
Lithuanian State Border Guard Service

Military of Lithuania
Lithuanian Armed Forces

Command
President of Lithuania, the commander-in-chief
Ministry of Defense
Chief of Defence
Defence Staff
Forces
Lithuanian Land Forces
Lithuanian Naval Force
Lithuanian Air Force
Lithuanian Special Operations Force
Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces
Military history of Lithuania
Military ranks of Lithuania

Local government in Lithuania
Local government in Lithuania

History of Lithuania
History of Lithuania

Timeline of the history of Lithuania
Current events in Lithuania
Economic history of Lithuania
Military history of Lithuania

Culture of Lithuania
Culture of Lithuania

Architecture of Lithuania
Gothic architecture in Lithuania
Cuisine of Lithuania
Ethnic minorities in Lithuania
Festivals in Lithuania
Languages of Lithuania
Media in Lithuania
Museums in Lithuania
National symbols of Lithuania
Coat of arms of Lithuania
Flag of Lithuania
National anthem of Lithuania
People of Lithuania
Public holidays in Lithuania
Records of Lithuania
Religion in Lithuania
Buddhism in Lithuania
Christianity in Lithuania
Hinduism in Lithuania
Islam in Lithuania
Judaism in Lithuania
Sikhism in Lithuania
World Heritage Sites in Lithuania

Art in Lithuania
Art in Lithuania
Cinema of Lithuania
Literature of Lithuania
Music of Lithuania
Television in Lithuania
Theatre in Lithuania

Sports in Lithuania
Sports in Lithuania

Basketball in Lithuania
Football in Lithuania
Lithuania at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Lithuania
Economy of Lithuania

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 74th (seventy-fourth)
Agriculture in Lithuania
Banking in Lithuania
National Bank of Lithuania
Communications in Lithuania
Internet in Lithuania
Radio stations in Lithuania
Companies of Lithuania
Currency of Lithuania: Euro
ISO 4217: EUR
Economic history of Lithuania
Energy in Lithuania
Renewable energy in Lithuania
Petroleum industry in Lithuania
Health in Lithuania
Lithuania Stock Exchange
Tourism in Lithuania
Transport in Lithuania
Airports in Lithuania
Rail transport in Lithuania
Roads in Lithuania

Education in Lithuania
Education in Lithuania

Outline of Lithuania

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