2. LITHUANIA
• Capital (and the largest city) is Vilnius.
• Official language is Lithuanian.
• Government - Parliamentary Republic.
• President - Dalia Grybauskaitė.
• Area - Total 65,300 km2.
• Population: 2011 - 3,053,800 people,
2012 - 2,986,072 people.
• Calling code – 370.
3. TRADITIONAL FOOD
Most popular dishes are:
- Didžkukuliai - Zeppelinz
- The soup Šaltibarščiai - Cold Borscht
(Beetroot Soup)
- the drink Gira – kvass.
4. TRADITIONAL MUSIC
• Sutartinės – glee songs - are highly
unique examples of folk music. They are
an ancient form of two and three
voiced polyphony, based on the oldest
principles of multivoiced vocal music.
5. TRADITIONAL MUSIC
• Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis was a
Lithuanian painter and composer. During
his short life he created about 200
pieces of music. His works have
profound influence on modern Lithuanian
culture.
