European Union Project Name Adrian Daly Country LithuaniaLietuvos

European Union Project Name: Adrian Daly Country: Lithuania(Lietuvos Respublika)

Map of Europe Showing Lithuania

Map of Lithuania (main cities, rivers, mountains)

Flag and National Anthem of Lithuania National Anthem:

Population of Lithuania �Overall: 3, 545, 319 �Capital City: Vilnius- 543, 500 �Population of other main cities: Kaunas- 379, 800 and Klaipéda 193, 400 �Currency: Litas �Total number of Mobile Phones: 500, 000

Ethnicity (Race) of Lithuania Main Ethnic Groups: Lithuanian (82%), Polish (6. 7%), Russian (6. 3%), other (3. 6%) � Main Religions: Roman Catholic (79%), Russian Orthodox (4%), Protestant (2%), none (10%) �

Economic Activities of Lithuania � Services: 1. Communications - telephones(1. 42 million main lines in use) radio broadcast stations(stations: AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1) - television broadcast stations (total stations: 27) - internet service providers (total servers: 32) - 2. Transportation - railways(total: 1998 km) - highways(total: 75, 243) - waterways(total: 600 km) - airports(total: 87)

Main Industries of Lithuania � 30% of the labour force work in industry E. g. : Furniture making - Optical equipment producing - Computer making - Amber jewellery cutting - Food processing - Making of fertilizers, electronic components and television sets -

Main Agriculture of Lithuania � 20% of the labour force work in agriculture Growing: grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax and other vegetables - - Producing: beef, milk, eggs and fish

Brief History of Lithuania � In 1386, Lithuania and Poland united � After defeating the Teutonic Knights at Tannenberg, they formed one of the largest empires in Medieval Europe. � Because Poland was partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austria, Lithuania came under Russian rule � Then after World War 1, when Russia collapsed, Lithuania declared it’s independence � Lithuania became part of the Soviet Union in 1940

Brief History of Lithuania � Lithuania became part of the Soviet Union in 1940 � Lithuanian soldiers were forced to fight in World War 2 with Germany after Hitler invaded it � Approximately 240, 000 Lithuanian Jews were killed in Lithuania by the Nazis � The Lithuanian independence movement re-emerged in 1988 � Lithuania was given full independence after the supreme council rejected Soviet rule and then declared their independence � Lithuania joined the EU and NATO in 2004

Famous For �Lithuania is mainly famous for the great basketball played there. �Players from all over Lithuania have played and still do play in the NBA(National Basketball Association)

Famous People � Arvydas Sabonis: He was the most famous and best former Lithuanian basketball player ever. He was a NBA professional player for 36 years � His best achievements: - 2 times European champion - 1 time World and Olympic champion