Tell me some thing about Lithuania?

Answer 1

Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuva; official — Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in northeastern[1] Europe. The largest of the three Baltic States situated along the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland to the south, and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania is a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004.

Answer 2

Lithuania is a 9 letter word, the name of a country in Europe, begins with an L and ends with an a. A beautiful country indeed.

Answer 3

Lithuania was one of the most avid regions for supporting Nazi atrocities during WWII. The Lithuanian villagers were so excited about killing Jews that they didn't want to wait for the Germans to do the killing. They avidly destroyed entire communities and even amazed the Nazis with their viciousness.

Answer 4

Capital: vilnius
Population: about 3 1/2 million
Currency: Litas

Lithuania is situated in the Northern Europe and is the largest and most populous of the Baltic states, it has around 99 kilometres (61.5 mi) of sandy coastline, of which only about 38 kilometres (24 mi) faces the open Baltic Sea. Lithuania's major warm-water port of Klaipėda lies at the narrow mouth of Curonian Lagoon (Lithuanian: Kuršių marios), a shallow lagoon extending south to Kaliningrad. The main river, the Nemunas, and some of its tributaries carry international shipping vessels.

Lithuanian landscape is glacially flat, except for morainic hills in the western uplands and eastern highlands that are no higher than 300 metres (1,000 ft), with the highest point being found at Juozapinės at 292 metres (958 ft). The terrain features numerous lakes, Lake Vištytis for example, swamps, and a mixed forest zone covers 30% of the country. The climate lies between maritime and continental, with wet, moderate winters and summers. According to some geographers, Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, lies a few kilometres south of the geographical centre of Europe.

Lithuania consists of the following historical and cultural regions:

Aukštaitija - literally, the "Highlands"
Samogitia (Lithuanian: Žemaitija) - literally, the "Lowlands"
Dzūkija (Lithuanian: Dzūkija or Dainava)
Sudovia (Lithuanian: Sūduva or Suvalkija)
Mažoji Lietuva - Lithuania Minor, also known as "Prussian Lithuania" (Prūsų Lietuva). Now most of it is under control by Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast).

85% of the Lithuanian population are ethnic Lithuanians who speak the Lithuanian language (one of two surviving members of the Baltic language group), which is the official language of the state. Several sizable minorities exist, such as Poles (6.7%), Russians (6%), and Belarusians (1.1%).

Poles are the largest minority, concentrated in southeast Lithuania (the Vilnius region). Russians are the second largest minority, concentrated mostly in two cities; they constitute a minority in Vilnius (13%), Klaipėda (20%) and in the town of Visaginas (30%)

The historically predominant religion is Roman Catholicism. The Roman Catholic Church has been the majority confession since the Christianisation of Lithuania in the 14th century AD. No less than 79 % of Lithuanians are Roman Catholic. Ancient churches, chapels and roadside chapels express the historically Catholic sentiments of the Lithuanians. Since 1990 church attendance in Lithuania, unlike in Poland, more or less plummetted. Only about 14 - 15 % of the total population attend Mass weekly, even though some rate it at about 40 %. Lowest scientific polls indicate, that around 13 % attend Mass weekly, while about 50 % attend Mass at all major holidays. [1] Prior to about 1993 to 1995 the Roman Catholic Church was an influential factor in the country, and some priests actively led resistance against the Communist regime and, after the independence, against socialism and liberalism, especially in ethical questions.

Traditionaly, the main product of Lithuanian cusine is dark rye bread (duona) which is used substantially more often than light wheat bread. Rye has grown well on farms in the northerly climate of Lithuania. Bread is often eaten buttered.

The most used vegetable in Lithuanian recipes which often is a substitute for bread is the potato, most commonly boiled and sometimes garnished with dill. Potatoes also grow well in such northerly climates as Lithuania's.

Cucumbers and dill pickles are rather popular. Beets (burokai) are grown more commonly than other areas of the world and are often used for making borscht. Cabbage is used more commonly than in the Western world as a side vegetable, as a main ingredient in soup, or in making cabbage rolls called balandeliai.

Many Lithuanian foods tend to be relatively blander than spicy foods in other parts of the world. Dill (krapai) is a rather commonly grown herb for flavoring as a spice, and caraway seed (kmynai) is used more commonly as a flavoring additive than in the West.

Answer 5

It's the republic in the eastern europe, former republic of USSR, very pro-american and anti-russian, very funny language, the capital is Vilnius

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania

Answer 7

Hi,

Here are some facts:

In Eastern Europe...

A former Soviet Republic...

A population of under six million...

Cheers!!

Answer 8

Please visit these web pages :
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/lh.html
http://www.neris.mii.lt/homepage/lietuva.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/ destinations/europe/lithuania
You can learn a lot about Lithuania !

Answer 9

Its a nice country to visit you get cheap food and very good sprits to drink.

Answer 10

it begins with L and ends in A