Lithuania

a republic in NE Europe, on the Baltic Sea: a grand duchy in medieval times; united with Poland in 1569; occupied by Russia in 1795 and by Germany during World War I; independent Lithuania formed in 1918, but occupied by Soviet troops in 1919 and then by Poland; became a Soviet republic in 1940; unilaterally declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990; recognized as independent in 1991; joined the EU in 2004. Official language: Lithuanian. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: litas. Capital: Vilnius. Pop.: 3 422 000 (2004 est.). Area: 65 200 sq. km (25 174 sq. miles)

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Lithuania

Official name: Republic of Lithuania

Capital city: Vilnius

Internet country code: .lt

Flag description: Three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red

Geographical description: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia

Total area: 26,080 sq. mi. (65,200 sq. km.)

Climate: Transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers

Nationality: noun: Lithuanian(s); adjective: Lithuanian

Population: 3,575,439 (July 2007 CIA est.)

Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 84.6%, Polish 6.3%, Russian

5.1%, other or unspecified 4%

Languages spoken: Lithuanian (official) 84.6%, Russian, and Polish

Religions: Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5%

Legal Holidays:

All Saints' Day	Nov 1
Assumption Day	Aug 15
Easter Monday	Apr 25, 2011; Apr 9, 2012; Apr 1, 2013; Apr 21, 2014; Apr 6, 2015; Mar 28, 2016; Apr 17, 2017; Apr 2, 2018; Apr 22, 2019; Apr 13, 2020; Apr 5, 2021; Apr 18, 2022; Apr 10, 2023
Independence Day	Feb 16
Labour Day	May 1
Mothers' Day	May 1, 2011; May 6, 2012; May 5, 2013; May 4, 2014; May 3, 2015; May 1, 2016; May 7, 2017; May 6, 2018; May 5, 2019; May 3, 2020; May 2, 2021; May 1, 2022; May 7, 2023
New Year's Day	Jan 1
Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood	Mar 11
St. John's Day	Jun 24
State Day	Jul 6