City: Lithuania
Capital
and largest city: Vilnius
54°41′N 25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E / 54.683; 25.317
Official languages: Lithuanian
Ethnic groups (2015): 86.7% Lithuanians
5.6% Poles
4.8% Russians
1.3% Belarusians
0.7% Ukrainians
0.9% other
Demonym: Lithuanian
Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President: Dalia Grybauskaitė
• Prime Minister: Saulius Skvernelis
• Seimas Speaker: Viktoras Pranckietis
Legislature: Seimas
Independence from Russia / Germany (1918)• First mention of Lithuania: 9 March 1009
• Coronation of Mindaugas: 6 July 1253
• Union with Poland: 2 February 1386
• Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth created: 1 July 1569
• Partitions of the Commonwealth: 24 October 1795
• Independence declared: 16 February 1918
• 1st Soviet occupation: 15 June 1940
• Nazi German occupation: 22 June 1941
• 2nd Soviet occupation: July 1944
• Independence restored: 11 March 1990
• Independence recognized by the Soviet Union: 6 September 1991
• Admitted to the United Nations: 17 September 1991
• Admitted to NATO: 29 March 2004
Area• Total: 65,300 km (25,200 sq mi) (121st)
• Water (%): 1.35
Population• 2017 estimate: 2,810,865 (137th)
• Density: 43/km (111.4/sq mi) (173rd)
GDP (PPP): 2018 estimate
• Total: $95.591 billion
• Per capita: $34,074 (41st)
GDP (nominal): 2018 estimate
• Total: $51.372 billion
• Per capita: $18,312 (49th)
Gini (2015): 37.9
medium
HDI (2015): 0.848
very high · 37th
Currency: Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone: EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST): EEST (UTC+3)
Date format: yyyy-mm-dd (CE)
Drives on the: right
Calling code: +370
ISO 3166 code: LT
Internet TLD: .lt
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What to do and see in Lithuania, Lithuania: The Best Bodies of Water
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Restaurants in Lithuania
1. Mastis Lake
2. Zarasaicio Ezero Papludimys
3. Nemunas River Delta Regional Park
4. Zemaitija Park Forest
5. Plaze lake
6. Druskonis
M. K. Ciurlionio g 55 Turistu g., Druskininkai 66164 Lithuania
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21%
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4.5 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By ViaceslavasG - Vilnius, Lithuania
Beautiful lake with great surroundings - one of the main town's attractions. There are always plenty of people on the shores, but it's rarely noisy, the atmosphere is usually very realxing. Druskonis lake is what the twn of Druskininaki is all about
7. Moletai Beach
8. Ulos akis
Seniūnija, Marcinkańce, Druskininkai 65344 Lithuania
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67%
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33%
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
9. Balbieriskio atodangos apzvalgos aikstele/ Balbieriskis Observation Deck
V. Kudirkos g. 5, Prienai 59113 Lithuania +370 319 65610 http://nemunokilpos.lt
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100%
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
10. Luodis Lake
Zarasai Lithuania
Excellent
100%
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
