Presentation of Lithuania to Spanish Students

You are going to hear and see: Basic information about Lithuania and Lithuanians; Some historical facts; Famous Lithuanians; Some traditional facts.

Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe the southernmost of the three Baltic states.

Total area: 65,300 sq. km. Nearly one third of the territory is covered by forests, 4.5% - by inland waters.,[object Object]

The state language is Lithuanian.

“Anyone wishing to hear how Indo-Europeans spoke should come and listen to a Lithuanian peasant.” (Antoine Meillet),[object Object]

The currency is Litas (Lt) – 1€ is 3.45Lt.

Ethnic composition: Lithuanians – 83.5%; Polish – 6.7% Russians – 6.3% Belarusians – 1.2% others – 2.3%

Last year (2009) Vilnius was European Capital of Culture. ,[object Object]

THE STATE EMBLEM: SINCE 1991, THE STATE EMBLEM IS WHITE VYTIS (A MOUNTED ARMOURED KNIGHT WITH A RAISED SWORD) AGAINST A RED BACKGROUND.

The first written mention of Lithuania is found in a medieval German manuscript, the Quedlinburg Chronicle, on 14 February 1009.

The Commonwealth was partitioned in 1772, 1792, and 1795 by the Russian Empire, Prussia, and Habsburg Austria.

Declaration of the indipendanceof Lithuania – 1918.

Lithuania’s occupation by the Soviet Union 1940 – 1990.

Lithuania's renewed independence – 1990.,[object Object]

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