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Brief History. In the 1300s, Lithuania's empire stretched to Belarus and the Ukraine. By the end of the 18th century, Lithuania had been subsumed into Russia. Lithuanians supported the anti-Russian rebellions that arose in 1830 and 1863. The Russians responded by trying to erase the Lithuanian national identity but the people resisted and preserved a strong (if somewhat hidden) identity based on ethnicity, religion, and language. In September 1991, the USSR conceded and recognized Lithuania as an independent country.

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Country Information

Local name: Lietuva

Capital: Vilnius

Population: 3,585,906

Government: parliamentary democracy

Currency: litas (LTL)

Land size: 65,200 sq km

Topography: lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil

Typical foods:

Major exports: mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5%

Information on the People

Official language: Lithuanian 82%

Other languages spoken: Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4%

Religions: Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5%

Literacy rate: 99.6%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.89 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 74.2 years

Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 83.4%, Polish 6.7%, Russian 6.3%, other or unspecified 3.6%

Internet users: 968,000

Famous people:

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