lithuania – country of rain
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LITHUANIA – COUNTRY OF RAIN AND ... SINCERE PEOPLEPresentation of country for the partners of
Comenius project “Puppils with a green mission”
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LITHUANIAThe first written mention of Lithuania is
found in a medieval German manuscript, the Quedilburg Chronicle, on 14 February 1009. So, we have a one thousand long history;
During the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe: present-day Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
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Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on 16 February 1918, declaring the re-establishment of a sovereign state.
Starting in 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union.
On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare Independence.
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Lithuania has an estimated population of 3.2 million .
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On May 1, 2004 Lithuania became the member of EU. The country is located in the crossroad between the East
and the West.
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Coat of arm of Lithuania - Vytis
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Vilnius – the capital of Lithuania
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Kaunas – the second largest city of Lithuania
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Centre of Europe in Lithuania
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We are proud of our wonderful nature: forests, lakes and rivers
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Lithuanian is the oldest living Indo-European language
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More than 90 percents of Lithuaninas are Rome Catholics.
However Lithuania is the last pagan country in Europe.
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Our another religion is basketball
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Welcome to Lithuania !
Prepared by Jolanta Varanaviciene,
coordinator of the Comenius project2011