Lithuania was the last country in Europe to adopt Christianity, in 1387. The Hill of Crosses near Šiauliai carries hundreds of thousands of crosses left by visitors.
Lithuania
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Easy learning about Lithuania
The capital city of Lithuania is Vilnius, capital city of Lithuania.
Word: Basketball
Meaning: national sport
Administrative Divisions
10 counties:
- Alytus
- Kaunas
- Klaipėda
- Marijampolė
- Panevėžys
- Šiauliai
- Tauragė
- Telšiai
- Utena
- Vilnius
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Lithuania is a Country located in the Northern Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
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Height
0 m (0 ft), 10 m (33 ft), 25 m (82 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 250 m (820 ft), above 300 m (984 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Basic Information
Capital City: Vilnius, capital city of Lithuania
Population: 2,888,774 (UN)
Area: 65,200 km² / 40,513 sq mi
People from Lithuania are called: Lithuanians
Geography
Latitude: 55.104° N
Longitude: 24.090° E
Geographical Subregion: Northern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Climate
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 23 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 569 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 24 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.62 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 39 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.895
Mean Years of Schooling: 13.6
Expected Years of Schooling: 16.5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 76.0 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Orthodox
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 2004
Euro - since 2015
Schengen - since 2007
NATO - since 2004
Technical Information
TLD: .lt
Calling Code: +370
MapGeo Name: Lithuania
MapGeo Code: LT