• Officially the Republic of Lithuania, located in the Baltic region of Europe
• One of three Baltic states, bordered by Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Kaliningrad, and Sweden
• Area: 65,300 km²; Population: 2.9 million; Capital: Vilnius

• Inhabited by Baltic tribes for millennia; first united by Mindaugas in the 1230s
• Formed Kingdom of Lithuania in 1253; expanded to Grand Duchy, largest state in Europe by the 14th century
• Entered union with Poland in 1386; became Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569 until its dissolution (1772-1795)

• Declared independence in 1918; occupied during WWII by Soviets and Nazis
• Became first Soviet republic to regain independence on March 11, 1990

• Developed, high-income economy; ranks high in digital infrastructure and happiness
• Member of various international organizations including the EU, NATO, and UN

List of newspapers published in Lithuania.