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Lithuania owes much to the rich cultural currents of central Europe: it once shared an empire with neighbouring Poland that stretched from the Baltic Sea almost to the Black Sea. Its capital Vilnius boasts a Baroque Old Town that is the largest in Eastern Europe and praised as the 'New Prague'.
Fast Facts
Country Full Name
Republic of Lithuania
Population
3,425,324
Currency
Name: Lithuanian Litas
Code: LTL
Symbol: Lt
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Lithuanian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +2
Country Dialing Code
+370
Weights & Measures
Metric
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