City: Lithuania
Capital
and largest city: Vilnius
54°41′N 25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E / 54.683; 25.317
Official languages: Lithuanian
Ethnic groups (2015): 86.7% Lithuanians
5.6% Poles
4.8% Russians
1.3% Belarusians
0.7% Ukrainians
0.9% other
Demonym: Lithuanian
Government: Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President: Dalia Grybauskaitė
• Prime Minister: Saulius Skvernelis
• Seimas Speaker: Viktoras Pranckietis
Legislature: Seimas
Independence from Russia / Germany (1918)• First mention of Lithuania: 9 March 1009
• Coronation of Mindaugas: 6 July 1253
• Union with Poland: 2 February 1386
• Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth created: 1 July 1569
• Partitions of the Commonwealth: 24 October 1795
• Independence declared: 16 February 1918
• 1st Soviet occupation: 15 June 1940
• Nazi German occupation: 22 June 1941
• 2nd Soviet occupation: July 1944
• Independence restored: 11 March 1990
• Independence recognized by the Soviet Union: 6 September 1991
• Admitted to the United Nations: 17 September 1991
• Admitted to NATO: 29 March 2004
Area• Total: 65,300 km (25,200 sq mi) (121st)
• Water (%): 1.35
Population• 2017 estimate: 2,810,865 (137th)
• Density: 43/km (111.4/sq mi) (173rd)
GDP (PPP): 2018 estimate
• Total: $95.591 billion
• Per capita: $34,074 (41st)
GDP (nominal): 2018 estimate
• Total: $51.372 billion
• Per capita: $18,312 (49th)
Gini (2015): 37.9
medium
HDI (2015): 0.848
very high · 37th
Currency: Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone: EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST): EEST (UTC+3)
Date format: yyyy-mm-dd (CE)
Drives on the: right
Calling code: +370
ISO 3166 code: LT
Internet TLD: .lt
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1. White Rose Bridge
Alytus Lithuania http://www.alytus-tourism.lt/en/places-to-visit/bridges-of-alytus-city/white-rose-bridge-for-pedestrians-and-cyclists-
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5.0 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By kamilisl
Beautiful view, nice place for a bike ride. I recommend to visit this place on a sunset time, it's very nice to watch it from this bridge.
2. Birzos tiltas
Klaipeda Lithuania
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4.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By robertasv2014 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The bridge is part of the old town. from the Bridge opens nice view of the Dane river where Meridian could be seen. From the Bridge opens the view of the Klaipeda hotel and the Atgimimo Square.
