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Lithuania (/ˌlɪθjuˈeɪniə/ ^ⓘ LITH-yoo-AYN-ee-ə; Lithuanian: Lietuva [lʲɪɛtʊˈvɐ]), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika [lʲɪɛtʊˈvoːs rʲɛsˈpʊblʲɪkɐ]), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km² (25,200 sq mi), with a population of 2.86 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages, and the most widely spoken.

For millennia, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united for the first time by Mindaugas, who formed the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July 1253. Subsequent expansion and consolidation resulted in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which by the 14th century was the largest country in Europe. In 1386, the Grand Duchy entered into a de facto personal union with the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The two realms were united into the bi-confederal Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569, forming one of the largest and most prosperous states in Europe. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries, until neighbouring countries gradually dismantled it between 1772 and 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory. Towards the end of World War I, Lithuania declared Independence in 1918, founding the modern Republic of Lithuania. In World War II, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union, then by Nazi Germany, before being reoccupied by the Soviets in 1944. Lithuanian armed resistance to the Soviet occupation lasted until the early 1950s. On 11 March 1990, a year before the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to break away when it proclaimed the restoration of its independence.

Lithuania is a developed country with a high income, advanced economy, ranking 35th in the Human Development Index. Lithuania is a member of the European Union, the Council of Europe, the eurozone, the Nordic Investment Bank, the Schengen Agreement, NATO, and OECD. It also participates in the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) regional co-operation format. (Full article...)

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Insignia of the Lithuanian Armed Forces

The Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lithuanian: Lietuvos ginkluotosios pajėgos) are the military of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of the Lithuanian Land Forces, the Lithuanian Naval Force, the Lithuanian Air Force and the Lithuanian Special Force. In wartime, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (which is under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior in peacetime) becomes part of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. A special security department handles VIP protection and communications security.

The purpose of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are to be the principal deterrent against any security threat to the nation. Lithuania's defence system is based on the concept of "total and unconditional defence" mandated by Lithuania's National Security Strategy. The goal of Lithuania's defence policy is to prepare their society for general defence and to integrate Lithuania into Western security and defence structures. The Ministry of National Defence is responsible for combat forces, search and rescue, and intelligence operations. (Full article...)

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Image 1Lithuanian–Polish territorial disputes in the early 1920s, including the Republic of Central Lithuania. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 2Augustinas Voldemaras, Lithuania's first prime minister (from History of Lithuania)
Image 3Traditional ethnographic regions of Lithuania proper (from History of Lithuania)
Image 4Church of Vytautas the Great in Kaunas (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 5Parade of the Lithuanian Army in Vilnius (1939) (from History of Lithuania)
Image 6Coins of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 7Seal of Mindaugas (from History of Lithuania)
Image 8Map of the ancient Baltic homelands at the time of the Hunnish invasions (3rd-4th c. AD). Baltic cultural areas (identified archaeologically) are in purple. The Baltic sphere originally covered Eastern Europe from the Baltic Sea to modern Moscow. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 9Biržai Castle (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 10Third Grand Duchy's Statute (1588 legal code) was still written in the Ruthenian language. Lithuanian coat of arms, "the Chase", is shown on the title page (from History of Lithuania)
Image 11The Great Courtyard of Vilnius University and the Church of St. Johns (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 12Mir Castle – a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Belarus. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 13"Christianization of Lithuania in 1387", oil on canvas by Jan Matejko, 1889, Royal Castle in Warsaw (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 14St. Peter and St. Paul's Church – a masterpiece of Lithuanian Baroque architecture. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 15Opera performance Sun & Sea (Marina) at 2019 Venice Biennale (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 16Flag of Lithuania (from History of Lithuania)
Image 17Lithuania and its administrative divisions in the 17th century (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 18Restored Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, which was reconstructed in a Renaissance style by Sigismund I the Old and his son Sigismund II Augustus (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 19Pope Innocent IV's bull regarding Lithuania's placement under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, Mindaugas' baptism and coronation (from History of Lithuania)
Image 20Jogaila's treaty with the Teutonic Knights precipitated the fall of Kęstutis. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 21Coat of arms of the Grand Marshals of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 22Trakai Island Castle, built by Grand Duke Vytautas, which served as a residence of Lithuanian Grand Dukes (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 23Coin of the Principality of Kiev, around the time of Vladimir Olgerdovich (1362–1394), imitating a Gulistan mint dang of Golden Horde ruler Jani Beg (Jambek). Uncertain Kiev region mint. Pseudo-Arabic legend. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 24Lithuanian Metrica (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 25First Lithuanian legal statute, implemented in 1522–1529 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 26The Grand Duke of Lithuania, Aleksandras Jogailaitis, specified that the Roman Catholic priests in these 28 churches must know the Lithuanian language, according to his letter of 18 September 1501, which was addressed to the Bishop of Vilnius Albertas. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 27Counties of Lithuania 1920–1939 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 28Lithuanian deportee house in Kolyma (1958). (from History of Lithuania)
Image 29A ceremony of Lithuanian modern pagans. (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 301864 Lithuanian prayer book, printed in the Latin characters and therefore prohibited. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 311960 postage stamp depicting Lithuanians in traditional clothing (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 32Description of Kernavė as "Kiernow primum M. Duci Lith. domicilium" (English: Kernavė, the first residence-capital of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania) in the Radziwiłł map (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 33Presidium and secretariat of the Vilnius Conference (from History of Lithuania)
Image 34Lithuanian cemetery at All Souls night (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 35A Lithuanian folklore band Kūlgrinda performing in Vilnius (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 36St. George Church (1487) in Kaunas (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 37Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius, Lithuania (from History of Lithuania)
Image 38St. Anne's Church and the church of the Bernardine Monastery in Vilnius. Two examples of Gothic architecture. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 39Daumantas of Pskov killed Mindaugas in revenge for the king's taking of Daumantas' wife (from History of Lithuania)
Image 40The Picture Gallery in Vilnius' Chodkiewicz Palace (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 41Medininkai Castle (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 42Ruthenian depiction of Christian Jogaila (from History of Lithuania)
Image 43Martynas Mažvydas' Catechism was published in Lithuanian in Königsberg (1547) (from History of Lithuania)
Image 44Recreation of the Lithuanian soldiers (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 45Lida Castle (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 46Constitution of 3 May, one of the first official state documents issued in both Polish and Lithuanian, Lithuanian edition (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 47Sigismund II Augustus took decisive steps to ensure preservation of the union after his death (from History of Lithuania)
Image 48Unarmed Lithuanian citizen standing against a Soviet tank during the January Events. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 49Pažaislis Monastery church, decorated with expensive marble (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 50Lithuanian ancient hill fort in Rudamina (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 51Aušra, originally spelled Auszra, formulated the ideas of Lithuanian nationalism (from History of Lithuania)
Image 52Cepelinai served with sour cream (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 53Medieval-like Lithuanian soldiers during the historical reenactment of the Battle of Grunwald in 2009 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 54The Grand Duchy of Lithuania within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth c. 1635 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 55A facsimile of a page from Sebastian Münster atlas Cosmographia universalis (first edition 1544), describing the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1544 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 56Lithuanian resistance fighters, commanded by the Provisional Government, lead the disarmed soldiers of the Red Army in Kaunas during the June Uprising in 1941 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 57A flyer with a proposed agenda for the Great Seimas of Vilnius; it was rejected by the delegates and a more politically activist schedule was adopted (from History of Lithuania)
Image 58Written oath in Lithuanian (1680) where Lithuanians names and surnames has endings with "-as" (e.g. Jonas Miteykienas, Kazimieras Wikszcialunas, etc.) (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 59Baltic tribes around 1200, in the neighbourhood about to face the Teutonic Knights’ conversion and conquests; note that Baltic territory extended far inland. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 60House of Perkūnas in Kaunas (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 61Lithuania proper (in green) and Samogitia (in red) within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in a map from 1712 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 62Balts in the 12th century (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 63East of the Baltic tribes: Kievan Rus' (from History of Lithuania)
Image 64Poland and Lithuania after the Union of Lublin (1569) (from History of Lithuania)
Image 65Leaders of the Supreme Council of Lithuania on 11 March 1990, after promulgation of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania in Vilnius (from History of Lithuania)
Image 66Lithuanian rebels during the Klaipėda Revolt (from History of Lithuania)
Image 67Gediminas' Tower in Vilnius, built under Vytautas (from History of Lithuania)
Image 68Grand Duke Vytautas, a Lithuanian hero, was Jogaila's first cousin and rival (from History of Lithuania)
Image 69Kaunas Castle (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 70Lithuanian territorial issues 1939–1940 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 71Antanas Smetona, the first and last president of independent Lithuania during the interbellum years. The 1918–1939 period is often known as "Smetona's time". (from History of Lithuania)
Image 72Vincas Kudirka (from History of Lithuania)
Image 73Lithuanian basketball clubs Žalgiris and Šiauliai playing a match (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 74Lithuanian state in 13–15th centuries (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 75A detailed 1613 map of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł. The map is considered to be one of the best cartographic works of the Renaissance. Kept in the Uppsala Museum. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 76Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle in Ukraine. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 77Seal of Kęstutis (from History of Lithuania)
Image 78Grodno Military Command, loyal to Lithuania, decorated with three flags of Lithuania, Belarus, and with the Coat of arms of Lithuania, January 1919 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 79Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania (from History of Lithuania)
Image 80Vilnius Old Town – the political and cultural center of the Grand Duchy, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 81The original twenty members of the Council of Lithuania (from History of Lithuania)
Image 82Area where Lithuanian language was dominantly spoken in the 16th century (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 83Modern Lithuania with the former Russian Empire's administrative divisions (governorates) shown (1867–1914). (from History of Lithuania)
Image 84The first printed book in Lithuanian Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas by Martynas Mažvydas (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 85The Battle of Grunwald, 1410, with Ulrich von Jungingen and Vytautas at center (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 86Adam Mickiewicz was a Polish–Lithuanian poet when the Polish–Lithuanian state no longer existed (from History of Lithuania)
Image 87Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 88Act of Kreva signed on 14 August 1385 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 89Vilnius University and the Church of St. John (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 90Coat of arms of the Grand Chancellors of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 91Reciprocal Guarantee of Two Nations which distinguishes Poles, Lithuanians, Ruthenians, and others, adopted on 20 October 1791 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 92Royal insignias of the rulers of Lithuania in the Vilnius Cathedral, 1931 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 93King Władysław IV's universal of March 22, 1639 forbidding his subjects to hunt on the territory of Ducal Prussia. The universal was translated into Old Lithuanian at the Prussian chancellery. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 94Royal insignias of the rulers of Lithuania in the Vilnius Cathedral, 1931 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 95Coins of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 96Grand Duchy of Lithuania under the rule of Vytautas the Great (1392 – 1430) (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 97Jonas Basanavičius, a preeminent figure in the Lithuanian National Revival movement (from History of Lithuania)
Image 98Lithuanian soldiers of the 16th century. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 99Oldest surviving manuscript in the Lithuanian language (beginning of the 16th century), rewritten from a 15th-century original text (from History of Lithuania)
Image 100Lithuanian primer for kids, published in Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1783 edition (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 101Lithuanian artist Jonas Mekas, regarded as godfather of American avant-garde cinema (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 102Saliamonas Mozerka Slavočinskis' book named Giesmes tikieimuy katholickam pridiarancias, o per metu szwietes giedamas: Kuriup priliduoda Pfalmay Dowida. s. in the Lithuanian language, published in Vilnius, 1646. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 103Expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 13–15th centuries (from History of Lithuania)
Image 104Title of the Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania written in the Ruthenian language, 1588 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 105Battle of Grunwald was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe and is regarded as one of the most important victories in the history of Lithuania (from History of Lithuania)
Image 106Poland and Lithuania in 1386–1434 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 107Administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 17th century (from History of Lithuania)
Image 108Lubart's Castle in Ukraine, built by the son of Gediminas' Liubartas in the mid-14th century, is famous for the Congress of Lutsk which took place in 1429 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 109State of the Teutonic Order in 1260 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 110Violeta Urmanavičiūtė, a Lithuanian soprano singer. (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 111Simple Words of Catechism by Martynas Mažvydas was the first Lithuanian book and was published in 1547. (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 112St. Nicholas in Vilnius, the oldest church in Lithuania (from History of Lithuania)
Image 113Ruins of Navahrudak Castle. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 114The plan of deportations of the civilian population in Lithuania during the Operation Priboi (1949) created by the Soviet MGB. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 115Celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of statehood of Lithuania with foreign leaders (Vilnius, 2018) (from History of Lithuania)
Image 116Lithuania in the Mappa mundi of Pietro Vesconte, 1321. The inscription reads: Letvini pagani – pagan Lithuanians. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 117Panegyric to Sigismund III Vasa, visiting Vilnius, first hexameter in Lithuanian, 1589 (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 118Lithuanian double-Denar of Grand Duke Sigismund III Vasa with his monogram and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), minted in Vilnius, 1621. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 119Simonas Daukantas (from History of Lithuania)
Image 120Church of St. Johns in Vilnius. Example of Vilnian Baroque style (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 121Lithuanian armed resistance against Soviet occupation lasted until 1953. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 122Joseph Stalin, Joachim von Ribbentrop and others at the signing of the German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty (from History of Lithuania)
Image 123Priest, lexicographer Konstantinas Sirvydas, the cherisher of the Lithuanian language in the 17th century (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 124Demarcation lines between Poland and Lithuania 1919–1939 (from History of Lithuania)
Image 125Showcase of the Crimean Karaites traditional lifestyle in Trakai, Lithuania (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 126Konstanty Kalinowski (from History of Lithuania)
Image 127Yellow, green, and red horizontally shape the flag of Lithuania (from Culture of Lithuania)
Image 128Gediminas' Tower and other remnants of the Upper Castle in Vilnius (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 129Ruins of Kreva Castle (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 130Lithuanian ancient hill fort mounds in Kernavė, now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 131Coins of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 132Former KGB headquarters in Vilnius, containing the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 133Peace agreement between Gediminas and the Teutonic Order (from History of Lithuania)
Image 134Žemaitukas, a historic horse breed from Lithuania, known from the 6–7th centuries, used as a warhorse by the Lithuanians (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 135The Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1588) in Ruthenian printed in Vilnius (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 136Hetman Kristupas Radvila or Krzysztof Radziwiłł (1585–1640), a Lithuanian Calvinist and an accomplished military commander (from History of Lithuania)
Image 137Poland and Lithuania in 1526, before the Union of Lublin (from History of Lithuania)
Image 13816th-century image of Algirdas, one of the great rulers of 14th-century Europe (from History of Lithuania)
Image 139Lithuania's name first written in 1009, in the annals of the Quedlinburg Abbey, Germany. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 140Royal remains of Alexander Jagiellon, Barbara Radziwiłł, and Elisabeth of Austria in the Vilnius Cathedral, 1931. (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 141An Anti-Soviet rally in Vingis Park of about 250,000 people. Sąjūdis was a movement which led to the restoration of an Independent State of Lithuania. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 142Lithuanian national coats of arms: Columns of Gediminas, Double Cross of the Jagiellonians (Jogaila) and Samogitian bear (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Image 143Kernavė Mounds (from History of Lithuania)
Image 144German soldiers and locals watch a Lithuanian synagogue burn in 1941. (from History of Lithuania)
Image 145Columns of Gediminas (from Grand Duchy of Lithuania)

Did you know -

...Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis is of Lithuanian descent?
...Lithuanian basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis is not only considered as one of the best European basketball players of all-time, but also currently is the tallest person in the whole Lithuania with 223,6 cm height?
...Violeta Urmana is one of the finest soprano and mezzosoprano voices in the world?

... that following Soviet occupation in 1940, the Lithuanian Armed Forces were transformed into the Lithuanian People's Army, dropped all use of Lithuanian national symbols and faced repression?
... that when journalist and trade unionist Nisn Pups was released from jail, the Communist Party of Lithuania instructed him to change his name?
... that the main activity of the short-lived parliament of Central Lithuania of 1922 was to request annexation by Poland?

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Image 1Lithuanian 2 Euro coin
Image 2Kaunas Castle in 2016
Image 3Vilnius Old Town
Image 4Trakai Island Castle was built in the 14th century
Image 5Lithuanian resistance fighters. Anti-Soviet resistance lasted until 1950s.
Image 6"Fairy Tale - III" (1907) by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Image 7Skyscrapers in Vilnius
Image 8Orlen Lietuva is the only oil refinery in the Baltic States
Image 9Old Town of Kaunas
Image 10Gediminas' Tower is the remaining part of the Upper Castle in Vilnius
Image 11One of the old hillfort mounds at Kernavė
Image 12Bird's-eye view of town Nida
Image 13Sand dunes in the Curonian Spit
Image 14Kretinga Museum
Image 15Vytautas the Great was a ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Image 16Winter in the countryside of Lithuania
Image 17Commemorative 2016 post stamp with George Maciunas
Image 18FSRU Independence in the port of Klaipėda
Image 19Žaltys and the Holy Fire are depicted in Olaus Magnus' Carta Marina, above the inscription LITVANIE PARS
Image 20The Seal of Mindaugas is a medieval seal affixed to the October 1255 act by Mindaugas, King of Lithuania, granting Selonia to the Teutonic Knights.
Image 21Lithuanian design ANBO III aircraft from 1930s
Image 22The modern skyline of Vilnius
Image 23Bridge in Lyduvėnai is the longest railway bridge in Lithuania
Image 24The victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces over the Grand Duchy of Moscow at the Battle of Orsha in 1514
Image 25Summer in the port city of Klaipėda

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Public holidays in Lithuania
Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	Naujųjų metų diena
16 February	Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania (1918)	Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo diena
11 March	Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (1990)	Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo diena
Moveable Sunday	Easter Sunday	Šv. Velykos	Commemorates resurrection of Jesus. The first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March.
The day after Easter Sunday	Easter Monday	Antroji šv. Velykų diena
1 May	International Workers' Day	Tarptautinė darbo diena
First Sunday in May	Mother's Day	Motinos diena
First Sunday in June	Father's Day	Tėvo diena
24 June	St. John's Day / Day of Dew	Joninės / Rasos	Celebrated according to mostly pagan traditions (Midsummer Day, Saint Jonas Day).
6 July	Statehood Day	Valstybės (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karūnavimo) ir Tautiškos giesmės diena	Celebrates the 1253 coronation of Mindaugas, the first King of Lithuania, and the national anthem of Lithuania.
15 August	Assumption Day	Žolinė (Švč. Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena)	Also marked according to pagan traditions, celebrating the goddess Žemyna and noting the mid-August as the middle between summer and autumn.
1 November	All Saints' Day	Visų šventųjų diena	Halloween is increasingly popular and is also informally celebrated on the eve (31 October).
2 November	All Souls' Day	Mirusiųjų atminimo (Vėlinių) diena
24 December	Christmas Eve	Šv. Kūčios
25 and 26 December	Christmas Day	Šv. Kalėdos	Commemorates birth of Jesus.

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Alhierd Bacharevič (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Czalex (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2023-11-27, score: 20
2024 in Lithuania (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Rickyurs (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2023-11-27, score: 80
Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by BobKilcoyne (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2023-11-27, score: 90
Akmenė Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Veisiejai Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 20
Kapčiamiestis Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 20
Aleksandra Vailokaitienė (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Renata3 (talk · contribs · new pages (11)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 100

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by ItsAnthony99 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 20
Virgilijus Trakimavičius (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pamishelisz (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 100
Labanoras Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Svirkos Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Adutiškis Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Švėkšna Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Gardamas Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Žemaičių Naumiestis Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Vainutas Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Kairiai Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Ginkūnai Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Meškuičiai Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Viešvilė Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Smalininkai Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Lauksargiai Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Strūnaitis Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Cirkliškis Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Sariai Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Pabradė Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Magūnai Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Stakliškės Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Jieznas Eldership (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 40
Stasė Vaineikienė (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Renata3 (talk · contribs · new pages (11)) started on 2023-11-26, score: 110
Vilvi group (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-25, score: 80
Rokiškio sūris (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-25, score: 80

Žemaitijos pienas (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-25, score: 80
Platymya fimbriata (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Simuliid (talk · contribs · new pages (353)) started on 2023-11-25, score: 30
Phryno vetula (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Simuliid (talk · contribs · new pages (353)) started on 2023-11-25, score: 30

Battle of Lipniszki (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Kolya Muratov (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2023-11-24, score: 40

List of European countries by fiscal balance (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Titus Gold (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2023-11-24, score: 30
Aleksander Meysztowicz (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Artemis Andromeda (talk · contribs · new pages (23)) started on 2023-11-23, score: 100
Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national handball team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Timtrent (talk · contribs · new pages (42)) started on 2023-11-23, score: 20
Automuseum Vilnius (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by TomasTheBeard (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2023-11-23, score: 80
Romani people in Lithuania (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by 5.180.179.12 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2023-11-23, score: 120
Andrius Bulota (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Renata3 (talk · contribs · new pages (11)) started on 2023-11-23, score: 110
Pales pavida (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Simuliid (talk · contribs · new pages (353)) started on 2023-11-22, score: 30
ECB Supervisory Board (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Boubloub (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2023-11-22, score: 20
Peter Radunski (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by DreamRimmer (talk · contribs · new pages (93)) started on 2023-11-22, score: 30

Myxexoristops bondsdorff (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Simuliid (talk · contribs · new pages (353)) started on 2023-11-20, score: 30

Vilkija Eldership (rural) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-17, score: 40
Garliava Eldership (rural) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Radom1967 (talk · contribs · new pages (36)) started on 2023-11-17, score: 40

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Airlines of Lithuania
Passenger	Avion Express DAT LT GetJet Airlines Grand Cru Airlines Heston Airlines Transaviabaltika
Defunct	Air Lithuania Air Lituanica Aurela Aviavilsa FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines Lithuanian Air Lines Small Planet Airlines

Airports in Lithuania
International	Kaunas Palanga Vilnius
Unscheduled	Šiauliai Kyviškės
Statistics

Residential castles and manors in Lithuania
Urban palaces	Abramavičiai Bžostovskiai Chodkevičiai Dukes (Kaunas) Lopacinskiai (Olizarai) Lopacinskiai (Sulistrovskiai) Pacai Piurai Pranckevičius Raduškevičius Radvilai Šuazeliai (De Reusai) Siručiai Sluškiai Tiškevičiai Tyzenhaus (Fitinhofai) Grand Dukes Zabieliai Zubovai
Pre-Classicism	Baltadvaris Biliūnai Biržai Jieznas Kelmė Liubavas Norviliškės Panemunė Raudondvaris (Kaunas) Raudonė Sapiegai Siesikai Sluškai Vasaknai
Classicism	Antazavė Arnionys Aštrioji Kirsna Aukštoji Freda Bartkuškis Bistrampolis Buivydiškės Bulakavas Burbiškiai (Raseiniai) Cirkliškis Čiobiškis Didždvaris Diktariškiai Dotnuva Dūkštas Ilguva Ilzenberg Jašiūnai Joniškėlis Kairėnai Kurtuvėnai Leipalingis Leonpolis Merkinė Nemėžis Noriūnai Onuškis Paežeriai (Vilkaviškis) Pakruojis Pavermenys Pikeliškės Raguvėlė Rokiškis Salamiestis Skaraitiškė Skuodas Šumskas Taujėnai Veisiejai Verkiai Vilkaviškis Žagarė Žeimiai Žemaitkiemis
Historicism	Alanta Alantės Antašava Antalina Antanavas Apytalaukis Ariogala (Čėkava) Astravas Aukštadvaris Ausieniškės Baisogala Baltoji Vokė Bartkūniškis Beržėnai Bezdonys Bikuškis Burbiškis (Anykščiai) Burbiškis (Radviliškis) Butautai Dabikinė Daukšiagirė Dautarai Degsnys Dusetai Gelgaudiškis Ginkūnai Glitiškės Gornostajiškės Gruzdžiai Jakiškiai Jotaučiai Jurbarkas Kretinga Lančiūnava Lapgiriai Lentvaris Markutiškiai Mitriūnai Meikštai Naisiai Naudvaris Paežeriai (Šiauliai) Pagryžuvis Pajiešmenė Palanga Palėvenė Panemunis Peteša Plateliai Plinkšės Plungė Raudondvaris (Nemenčinė) Raudondvaris (Šeduva) Renavas Rietavas Saldutiškis Sirutiškis Šalčininkai Šatijai Šešuolėliai I Šventupė Švėkšna Tauragė Terespolis Traku Voke Tuskulėnai Utena Užpaliai Užutrakis Varputėnai Vepriai Vėžaičiai Vilkėnas I Vyžuoniai Zypliai Žiežmariai
Wooden	Adomynė Antakalnis Barborlaukis Biržuvėnai Blinstrubiškiai Brėvikiai Daugėliai Džiuginėnai Gačioniai Ivoniškis (Gudeliai) Kairiškiai Kurkliai Kuršėnai Kurtuvėnai Liberiškis Lyduokliai Nendrija (Veleikiai, Vileikiai) Paberžė Noliškis Pabiržė (Balandiškiai) Paragiai Pienioniai Pučkoriai Semeliškės Skaruliai Svėdasai Šateikiai Tytuvėnėliai Užventis Vaikutėnai Veliuona Vidiškės Vyžulėnai (Vyžulioniai) Vyžuonėliai
Did not survive	Dusmenai Kruonis Vencavai

Elections and referendums in Lithuania
Presidential elections	1993 1997–98 2002–03 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024
Parliamentary elections	1920 1922 1923 1926 1936 1940 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1980 1985 1990 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Next
Municipal elections	1918 1919 1924 1929 1931 1934 1940 1990 1995 1997 2000 2002 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
European elections	2004 2009 2014 2019 2024
Referendums	1991 1992 (May) 1992 (Jun) 1992 (Oct) 1994 1996 (Oct) 1996 (Nov) 2003 2008 2012 2014 2019
See also: Elections in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Central Lithuania Klaipėda Region

Ethnic groups in Lithuania
Lithuanians
Largest ethnic minorities	Poles Russians Belarusians Ukrainians
Smaller ethnic minorities	Jews Karaims Tatars Latvians Armenians
Other	Kursenieki Prussian Lithuanians Samogitians Tutejszy Roma

Flags and coats of arms of Lithuania
National	Flag Coat of arms
City coats of arms	Vilnius Kaunas Klaipėda Šiauliai Panevėžys Alytus Marijampolė Mažeikiai Jonava Utena Kėdainiai Telšiai Visaginas Tauragė Ukmergė Plungė Šilutė Kretinga Radviliškis Druskininkai
Historical	Central Lithuania flag coat of arms Lithuanian SSR flag emblem

Languages of Lithuania
Official language	Lithuanian
Regional languages	Samogitian
Minority languages	Belarusian Karaim Polish Russian Ukrainian
Sign languages	Lithuanian Sign Language Russian Sign Language

Recipients of the Lithuanian National Prize
1989–1993	1989 J. Juškaitis A. Martinaitis Š. Sauka K. Matuzevičius H. Šablevičius Čiurlionis Quartet J. Tankevičius D. Dikšaitis G. Dačinskas S. Lipčius 1990 J. Juzeliūnas K.N. Kitkauskas A. Steponavičius Z. Žemaitytė R. Požerskis 1991 V. Bložė J. Kačinskas G. Karalius B. Radzevičius P.R. Vaitekūnas 1992 V. Antanavičius K. Bradūnas V. Drėma P. Geniušas A. Šliogeris 1993 P. Bingelis V. Daujotytė V. Kavolis V. Kašuba L. Noreika
1994–1998	1994 S. Geda G. Rinkevičius A. Dovydėnas R. Midvikis A. Žebrauskas R. Krištapavičius A. Sakalauskas R. Tuminas 1995 A. Macijauskas R. Katilius B. Kutavičius A. Petrulis V. Šerys J. Mekas A. Rubšys 1996 O. Balakauskas S. Kuzma V. Masalskis V. Prudnikovas J. Strielkūnas E. Špokaitė V. Valius 1997 A. Nyka-Niliūnas O. Narbutaitė P. Repšys J. Erlickas A. Šenderovas R. Ibelgauptienė Z. Ibelgauptas E. Nekrošius 1998 V. Bartulis F. Jakubauskas A. Kunčius M. Martinaitis D. Sauka A. Šaltenienė A. Bumblauskas A. Galinis E. Gudavičius A. Žostautas
1999–2003	1999 J. Onaitytė D. Kajokas K. Pempė G. Ramunis A. Savickas L.L. Katinas M. Navakas A. Zalatorius S. Sondeckis O. Narbutienė 2000 E. Cukermanas D. Kasčiūnaitė R. Granauskas T. Venclova N. Miliauskaitė I. Milkevičiūtė J. Domarkas V. Bagdonas A. Jacovskis 2001 L. Gutauskas Š. Bartas J. Marcinkevičius F. Bajoras V. Urmanavičiūtė L.V. Strioga S. Eidrigevičius D. Katkus K. Smoriginas 2002 R. Antinis P. Vyšniauskas O. Koršunovas J. Juozapaitis A. Každailis A. Stonys J. Mikelinskas K. Platelis D. Geringas 2003 A.J. Kuras J. Aleksa V. Juozapaitis V. Barkauskas A.A. Jonynas P. Dirgėla B. Vilimaitė A. Sutkus J. Vaitkus
2004–2008	2004 O. Baliukonytė S. Parulskis J. Paulėkaitė P. Mazūras M. Vilutis R. Mažulis S. Stonytė S. Žvirgždas Vilnius State Quartet A. Vainiūnaitė A. Šilalė G. Jakaitis A. Vasiliauskas 2005 G. Varnas L. Oržekauskienė J. Aputis J. Ivanauskaitė K. Jaroševaitė V. Laurušas A. Marčėnas A. Matelis R. Šervenikas 2006 S. Juškys K. Navakas N. Lukšionytė-Tolvaišienė V. Balčytis J.V. Bruveris R. Kepežinskas M. Rubackytė R. Sakalauskas A. Vizgirda 2007 V. Kernagis A. Andriuškevičius Š. Nakas V. Paukštė N. Urbonienė G. Urbonas Z. Nagytė-Katiliškienė 2008 R. Staliliūnaitė-Matulionienė V. Povilionienė A. Gailius R. Šerkšnytė D. Narkevičius V. Juknaitė
2009–2013	2009 A. Grikevičius J.R. Jurašas R. Kazlas M. Matušakaitė R. Rakauskas R. Skučaitė 2010 V. Noreika I. Meras V. Augustinas R. Rastauskas P. Mataitis D. Mataitienė J. Gasiūnas 2011 A. Žebriūnas A. Aleksandravičius V. Landsbergis K. Grigaliūnas H. Čigriejus A. Krikščiūnaitė 2012 V. Vildžiūnas K. Nastopka V. Mazūras E. Miliūnas Ž. Kempinas M. Pitrėnas 2013 D. Banionis F. Latėnas G. Kuprevičius V. Braziūnas J. Budraitis J. Gricius
2014–2018	2014 R. Adomaitis J. G. Kanovičius R. Palekas N. Savičenko E. V. Sventickas A. Šeškus 2015 A. J. Ambrazas L. M. Digrys D. Gavenonis G. Subačienė V. Urbanavičius Birutė Žilytė-Steponavičienė