Lithuanie

Republic o Lithuanie
Republic o Lithuanie; Lietuvos Respublika
	Banner Coat o airms
	Anthem: Tautiška giesmė; Naitional Hymn;
	Location o Lithuanie (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey); – in the European Union (green) — [Legend]
Caipital	Vilnius; 54°41′N 25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E
Lairgest ceety	capital
Offeecial leids	Lithuanie
Ethnic groups (2011)	84.1% Lithuanies; 6.6% Poles; 5.8% Roushies; 1.2% Belaroushies; 0.5% Ukrainians; 0.1% Jews; 0.1% Tatars; 0.1% Germans; 0.1% Romani; 0.1% Latvians; 1.3% ithers / unspecified;
Demonym(s)	Lithuanie
Govrenment	Pairlamentary republic
• Preses	Gitanas Nausėda
• Prime Meenister	Ingrida Šimonytė
• Seimas Speaker	Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
Legislatur	Seimas
Unthirldom frae Roushie / Germany (1918)
• First mention o Lithuanie	9 March 1009
• Coronation o Mindaugas	6 Julie 1253
• Union wi Poland	2 February 1386
• Polish–Lithuanian; Commonwealth created	1 Julie 1569
• Pairteetions o the Commonwealth	24 October 1795
• Unthirldom declared	16 February 1918
• 1st Soviet occupation	15 Juin 1940
• Nazi German occupation	22 Juin 1941
• 2nt Soviet occupation	Julie 1944
• Unthirldom restored	11 Mairch 1990
Aurie
• Total	65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi) (123rd)
• Water (%)	1.35
Population
• 2014 estimate	2,944,459 (138t)
• 2011 census	3,043,429
• Density	50.3/km2 (130.3/sq mi) (120t)
GDP (PPP)	2014 estimate
• Total	$70.840 billion
• Per capita	$23,850
GDP (nominal)	2014 estimate
• Tot	$49.308 billion
• Per capita	$16,600
Gini (2012)	32.0; medium
HDI (2013)	0.818; 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
ISO 3166 code	LT
Internet TLD	.lta
	An aa .eu, shared wi other European Union member states.;

The Republic o Lithuanie (Lithuane: Lietuvos Respublika), kent braidly as juist Lithuanie, is a kintra in nor'-eastren Europe.

Coordinates: 55°N 24°E / 55°N 24°E / 55; 24

Ane o the three Baltic States at the Baltic Sea, it mairches wi Latvie tae the north, Belaroushie tae the sooth-east, Poland tae the sooth, an the Kaliningrad Oblast o Roushie tae the sooth-wast.

Geography

The maist muckle an populous o the Baltic states, Lithuanie haes aboot 100 km o saundy coastline, aboot 38 km o't faces the appen Baltic Sea. Lithuanie's major wairm-watter port o Klaipėda is 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

Weel-kent Lithuanes

Dalia Grybauskaitė, European Commissioner 2004-2009, Preses o Lithuanie (2009-2019).
Vytautas Landsbergis, owergang the Sangin Revolution o Lithuanie. Foonder o unthirldom organization Sąjūdis. Heid o the umwhile Heid-Cooncil - Reconstituent Seimas o Lithuanie (1989-1993); European Pairlament, 2004-2009.

Ceeties an touns o Lithuanie

Ceeties:

Touns:

Palanga
Druskininkai
Alytus
Marijampolė
Ukmergė
Tauragė
Kretinga
Trakai
Birštonas
Kelmė

Lithuane sportsmen

Arvydas Sabonis, Basketbaa, Žalgiris Kaunas (Sportsman, preses o Lithuane Basketbaa Federation)
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Basketbaa, Žalgiris Kaunas (Sportsman, coach)
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Basketbaa, Cleveland, Unitit States (Sportsman, manager)
Rūta Meilutytė, Souming, Olympic Gemmes gowd winner.
Ričardas Berankis, Caitch player.

References

↑ "Population at the beginning of the year by ethnicity". DB1.stat.gov.lt. Statistics Lithuania. Archived frae the original on 1 Januar 2016. Retrieved 2 Julie 2012.
↑ Nutarimas Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Constitutional Coort o Lithuanie, 1998.
↑ Number of population Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Statistics Lithuania.
↑ Lithuanian 2011 Population Census in Brief (PDF). Statistics Lithuania. 2012. ISBN 978-9955-797-17-3. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 5 Julie 2014.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lithuania". International Monetary Fund. 2014. Retrieved 18 Februar 2014.
↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 5 Januar 2014.
↑ "Human Development Report 2011" (PDF). United Nations. 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

Fremmit airtins

http://www.lietuva.lt Archived 2005-09-01 at the Wayback Machine

[stat-ethn-1] "Population at the beginning of the year by ethnicity". DB1.stat.gov.lt. Statistics Lithuania. Archived frae the original on 1 Januar 2016. Retrieved 2 Julie 2012.

[2] Nutarimas Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Constitutional Coort o Lithuanie, 1998.

[3] Number of population Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Statistics Lithuania.

[2011census-4] Lithuanian 2011 Population Census in Brief (PDF). Statistics Lithuania. 2012. ISBN 978-9955-797-17-3. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 5 Julie 2014.

[imf2-5] "Lithuania". International Monetary Fund. 2014. Retrieved 18 Februar 2014.

[eurogini-6] "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 5 Januar 2014.

[HDI-7] "Human Development Report 2011" (PDF). United Nations. 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

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Republic o Lithuanie Lietuvos Respublika
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem: Tautiška giesmė Naitional Hymn
Location o Lithuanie (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) — [Legend]
Caipital	Vilnius 54°41′N 25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E / 54.683; 25.317
Lairgest ceety	capital
Offeecial leids	Lithuanie
Ethnic groups (2011^[1])	84.1% Lithuanies 6.6% Poles 5.8% Roushies 1.2% Belaroushies 0.5% Ukrainians 0.1% Jews 0.1% Tatars 0.1% Germans 0.1% Romani 0.1% Latvians 1.3% ithers / unspecified
Demonym(s)	Lithuanie
Govrenment	Pairlamentary republic^[2]

• Preses	Gitanas Nausėda
• Prime Meenister	Ingrida Šimonytė
• Seimas Speaker	Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen

Legislatur	Seimas
Unthirldom frae Roushie / Germany (1918)

• First mention o Lithuanie	9 March 1009
• Coronation o Mindaugas	6 Julie 1253
• Union wi Poland	2 February 1386
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth created	1 Julie 1569
• Pairteetions o the Commonwealth	24 October 1795
• Unthirldom declared	16 February 1918
• 1st Soviet occupation	15 Juin 1940
• Nazi German occupation	22 Juin 1941
• 2nt Soviet occupation	Julie 1944
• Unthirldom restored	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)	32.0^[6] medium
HDI (2013)	0.818^[7] 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
ISO 3166 code	LT
Internet TLD	.lt^a
An aa .eu, shared wi other European Union member states.