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ABOUT LITHUANIA | |
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The Republic of Lithuania, is a country in northern Europe. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania has been a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004.
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Capital: - VilniusArea: - Total: 65,303 km² (123rd)
25,212 sq mi
- Water (%): 1,35%Independence: from the Soviet Union
- Declared: February 16, 1918
- Declared: March 11, 1990
- Recognized: September 6, 1991 | Official languages: - LithuanianPopulation: - 2006 estimate: 3,483,972 (125th)
- Density: 55/km² (113th)
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