Lithuania

Located in the Northern Europe, Lithuania has about 3.6 million people living in its land. Vilnius is not just the capital city of this nation but it is also Lithuania’s largest city. Situated on the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, Lithuania has Belarus on its south-east and Latvia on its north. The weather in this nation is quite mild and it ranges between continental and maritime. You will find the average temperature in the month of January to be -2.5 °C and in the month of July to be 16 °C.

According to the classification of the United Nations, Lithuania is a nation with high average income. You will find a good infrastructure in the country, consisting of four-lane highways, airports and railways. The rate of unemployment in Lithuania is roughly around 4.7%. About 90% of the Lithuania population can speak at least one foreign language. Moreover, half of the country’s people can talk in two different foreign languages. Polish, English and Russian are some of the foreign languages that the people of Lithuania can speak in. The Vilnius University is the biggest university in the country and it is also the oldest university in the Northern Europe.

The largest airport in the country is the Vilnius International Airport.

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    Kernave

    Kernave was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site (population 318, 1999). It is located in the Sirvintos district municipality located in southeast Lithuania. A Lithuanian state cultural reserve was established in Kernave in 1989. In 2004 Kernave Archaeological Site was included into UNESCO world heritage list.

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    Old Town of Vilnius

    The Old Town of Vilnius, one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, has an area of 3.59 square kilometres (887 acres). It encompasses 74 quarters, with 70 streets and lanes numbering 1487 buildings with a total floor area of 1,497,000 square meters.

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    Struve Geodetic Arc, Beresnaki (Paliepiukai)

    The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.

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    Struve Geodetic Arc, Karischki (Gireisiai)

    The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.

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    Struve Geodetic Arc, Meschkanzi (Meskonys)

    The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.