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Lithuania

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Place nameLithuania
Other namesLietuvos Respublika, Litwa, Litva, Litovskaya, Lietuva, Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanie, Lituanie, République de Lituanie, Litouwen, Lituania, Lituânia, Litauen, LTU, LT, ISO440, LH00, Litovskaja Sovetskaja Socialisticeskaya Respublica, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Repuplic, Litva SSR, Lithuanian SSR, Lithuanian
Latitude56
Longitude24
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Settled by Liths by 1500 BCE; local cultures flourished 1st-6th centuries CE, traded with Rome and German tribes; retained non-Christian culture until conquered by German military orders 13-15th centuries; united with Poland 1386; controlled by Russia from 18th century; official language is Lithuanian.
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Location
3 km
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