Lithuanie
| Republic o Lithuanie Lietuvos Respublika | |
|---|---|
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Location o Lithuanie (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
| Caipital |
54°41′N 25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E |
| Lairgest ceety | capital |
| Offeecial leids | Lithuanie |
| Ethnic groups (2011[1]) |
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| Demonym | Lithuanie |
| Govrenment | Pairlamentary republic[2] |
• Preses | Dalia Grybauskaitė |
| Algirdas Butkevičius | |
| Loreta Graužinienė | |
| Legislatur | Seimas |
| Unthirldom frae Roushie / Germany (1918) | |
| 9 March 1009 | |
• Coronation o Mindaugas | 6 Julie 1253 |
| 2 February 1386 | |
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth created | 1 Julie 1569 |
| 24 October 1795 | |
| 16 February 1918 | |
| 15 Juin 1940 | |
| 22 Juin 1941 | |
| Julie 1944 | |
| 11 Mairch 1990 | |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi) (123rd) |
• Water (%) | 1.35 |
| Population | |
• 2014 estimate | 2,944,459[3] (138t) |
• 2011 census | 3,043,429[4] |
• Density | 50.3/km2 (130.3/sq mi) (120t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate |
• Total | $70.840 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $23,850[5] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate |
• Tot | $49.308 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $16,600[5] |
| Gini (2012) |
medium |
| HDI (2013) |
verra heich · 41st |
| Currency | Euro € (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd (CE) |
| Drivin side | richt |
| Cawin code | +370 |
| Patron saunt | Saunt Casimir |
| Internet TLD | .lta |
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Coordinates: 55°N 24°E / 55°N 24°E
The Republic o Lithuanie (Lithuane: Lietuvos Respublika), for ordinar kent as Lithuanie juist, or Liefland, is a kintra in nor-aestren Europe.
Ane o the three Baltic States alang the Baltic Sea, it mairches ontae Latvie tae the north, Belaroushie tae the sooth-aest, Poland tae the sooth, an the Kaliningrad Oblast o Roushie tae the sooth-wast.
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Geography[eedit | eedit soorce]
The lairgest an maist populous o the Baltic states, Lithuanie haes aboot 100 km o saundy coastline, that aboot 38 km o faces the open Baltic Sea. Lithuanie's major wairm-watter port o Klaipėda lees at the nairae mooth o Kuršių marios (Curonian bucht), a shauld bucht raxin sooth tae Kaliningrad.
The chief river, the Nemunas, an a puckle o its tributaries cairies internaitional shippin vessels.
Membership o internaitional bodies[eedit | eedit soorce]
- European Union, 2004
- Cooncil o Europe
- NATO,2003
- Unitit Naitions
Weel-kent Lithuanes[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Dalia Grybauskaitė, European Commissioner 2004-2009.
- Vytautas Landsbergis, Sing Revoliution SAJUDIS, Vilnius, 1989-1993; European Pairlament, 2004-2009.
Ceeties o Lithuanie[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Kaunas
- Klaipeda
- Siauliai
- Panevezys
- Palanga
- Nida
- Sventoji
- Druskininkai
Lithuane sportsmen[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Arvydas Sabonis, Basketbaa, Kaunas Zalgiris.
- Sarunas Jasikevicius, New Orleans, USA.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Basketbaa, Cleveland USA
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Population at the beginning of the year by ethnicity". DB1.stat.gov.lt. Statistics Lithuania. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ Nutarimas, Constitutional Coort o Lithuanie, 1998.
- ↑ Number of population, Statistics Lithuania.
- ↑ Lithuanian 2011 Population Census in Brief (PDF). Statistics Lithuania. 2012. ISBN 978-9955-797-17-3.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Lithuania". International Monetary Fund. 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2011" (PDF). United Nations. 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
Fremmit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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