Lithuania is a small country located in Northern Europe. It is about 300 km across and can be driven across in under 5 hours. Lithuania has a population of 3.5 million people and was once part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a powerful state that formed a union with Poland in 1385. Lithuania declared independence from Russia in 1918 but was occupied by the Soviet Union during World War II until restoring its independence in 1990. Today Lithuania is a member of the European Union.

1. LITHUANIALITHUANIANN
GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
AND HISTORYAND HISTORY
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2. GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
Lithuania is a small country. It's onlyLithuania is a small country. It's only
about 300about 300 km across, so we can drivekm across, so we can drive
from side to side in under 5 hours.from side to side in under 5 hours.

3. The temperature in Lithuania goesThe temperature in Lithuania goes
from -30 to +30 during the year, so it isn'tfrom -30 to +30 during the year, so it isn't
very steady. Here in Lithuaniavery steady. Here in Lithuania
sometimes it gets quite rainy, but most ofsometimes it gets quite rainy, but most of
the time it's sunny and warm. Thethe time it's sunny and warm. The
highest elevation of Lithuania is 297highest elevation of Lithuania is 297
meters above sea level, that's not high,meters above sea level, that's not high,
but Lithuania is full of small hills.but Lithuania is full of small hills.

4. OurOur
neighboursneighbours
areare
Latvia,Latvia,
Russia,Russia,
Belarus andBelarus and
Poland.Poland.

5. BALTIC STATESBALTIC STATES
We can beWe can be
proud of that ourproud of that our
country is a centercountry is a center
ofof EuropeEurope and it isand it is
bigger than all ofbigger than all of
the Baltic states bythe Baltic states by
it’s size andit’s size and
population.population.

6. POPULATIONPOPULATION
Lithuania has already reached theLithuania has already reached the
population of 3.5 million people. Butpopulation of 3.5 million people. But
otherwise the population is decreasing, itotherwise the population is decreasing, it
now has alreadynow has already reached -reached - 9730 per9730 per
yearyear..

7. Country isCountry is
distributed into fourdistributed into four
regions:regions: ŽŽemaitija,emaitija,
Suvalkija, DzSuvalkija, Dzūūkijakija
and Aukand Aukšštaitija.taitija.
Regions areRegions are
distributed into 10distributed into 10
districts and thendistricts and then
the districts arethe districts are
distributed intodistributed into
smaller regions.smaller regions.

8. HISTORYHISTORY
The history of Lithuania dates back to atThe history of Lithuania dates back to at
least 1009, the first recorded written useleast 1009, the first recorded written use
of the term. Lithuanians - a branch ofof the term. Lithuanians - a branch of
the Baltic people.the Baltic people.

9. The Grand DuchyThe Grand Duchy
was a successfulwas a successful
and lasting warriorand lasting warrior
state. The Duchystate. The Duchy
remained fiercelyremained fiercely
independent andindependent and
was one of the lastwas one of the last
areas of Europe toareas of Europe to
adopt Christianity.adopt Christianity.

10. In the 15th century, The GrandIn the 15th century, The Grand
Duchy, a formidable power,Duchy, a formidable power,
formed in 1385 a dynastic unionformed in 1385 a dynastic union
with Poland and becamewith Poland and became
Christianized, merging into theChristianized, merging into the
PolishPolish –– LithuanianLithuanian
Commonwealth in 1569.Commonwealth in 1569.

11. In 1795, the Grand Duchy ofIn 1795, the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania was erased from theLithuania was erased from the
political map with the Partitionspolitical map with the Partitions
of the Commonwealth.of the Commonwealth.
Afterwards the Lithuanians livedAfterwards the Lithuanians lived
under the rule of the Russianunder the rule of the Russian
Empire until the 20th century.Empire until the 20th century.

12. On February 16, 1918, Lithuania wasOn February 16, 1918, Lithuania was
reestablished into a democratic state.reestablished into a democratic state.
It remained independent until theIt remained independent until the
outset of World War II, when it wasoutset of World War II, when it was
occupied by the Soviet Union underoccupied by the Soviet Union under
the terms of the Molotovthe terms of the Molotov –– RibbentropRibbentrop
Pact.Pact.

13. In the early 1990 11In the early 1990 11thth
of March ,of March ,
Lithuania restored its sovereignty and inLithuania restored its sovereignty and in
2004 became integrated into the2004 became integrated into the
European Union.European Union.

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