National Symbols of Lithuania

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Lithuania is a country in Europe. It shares borders with the following countries: Latvia, Belarus, Poland, . The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius.

The official language is Lithuanian and the Lithuanian Litas is the currency of the Lithuania. The domain is .lt and the country code is +370.

National day is celebrated on 16 Feb 1918. Every country in the world has national symbols including national animal, national flower, motto, etc and Lithuania is no exception.

In Lithuania, Basketball is considered as a national sport, and it is a passion of many Lithuanian people. Mead is not only a traditional drink, but one of the national drink of Lithuania. As poetry is a highly appreciated art, many poets like Kristijonas Donelaitis, Maironis represent a national Lithuanian symbol.

The country was founded by King Mindaugas. The current president of Lithuania is Gitanas Nausėda and Ingrida Šimonytė is the Prime Minister.

In Lithuania the power plugs and sockets are of type C, F. The standard voltage is 230 V and the frequency is 50 Hz.

The Lithuanian national anthem was written by Vincas Kudirka and composed by Vincas Kudirka.

Country information

Official name(s)	Republic of Lithuania
Alternative name(s)	Republic of Lithuania (official, English)
Regional location	Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Country name etymology	Some link it to the word lieti ("to consolidate" or "to unite"), referring to the first union of tribes in ethnic Lithuanian lands.
Climate	Transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Terrain	Lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Population	2,722,289
National Day	16 Feb 1918
Language(s)	Lithuanian
Religion	Christianity Catholicism, Other Christian
Country code	+370
Literacy rate	99.8%
Currency	Lithuanian Litas
Capital city	Vilnius
ISO	LTU
Domain(TLD)	.lt
Ethnicity	Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Belarusians & Ukrainians
Head of government	Prime Minister
Nationality	Lithuanian
Driving side	Drive on the Right-hand side
Date format	yyy/mm/dd
Total area	65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi)
Timezone	UTC+2 (EET)
Average elevation	110 m (361 ft)
Coastline	90 Km
Mains electricity	230 V
Emergency telephone numbers	Emergency Telephone Numbers

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Flag map of Lithuania

Motto of Lithuania

Laisvė, vienybė, gerovė - "Freedom, Unity, Prosperity"

National animal of Lithuania

The National animal of Lithuania is White Stork

National flower of Lithuania

The National flower of Lithuania is Rue plant. Botanical name is Ruta Graveolens.

National bird of Lithuania

The National bird of Lithuania is White stork

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Lithuanian Proverbs - Popular quotes, proverbs and sayings.

To be without learning, is to be without eyes.

You must get your son, your wife and your bread from your native village.

The King searches for a crumb.

God, take it in shirt and give me one in fur.

He is proud like a French dog.

Offer the lazy man an egg, and he’ll want you to peel it for him.

It’s good when a dog is a friend, it’s bad when a friend is a dog.

I can neither read, nor write, but they promise to make me a king.

He is happy like one who got a steed for present.

From a big cloud comes little rain.

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