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Lithuanian lands were united in 1236. Over the next century, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. The USSR annexed Lithuania in 1940. In 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence.
Lithuania, officially Republic of Lithuania, Country, the largest of the three Baltic States, northeastern Europe. Area: 25,207 sq mi (65,286 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 2,882,000. Capital: Vilnius. Lithuanians make up about four-fifths of the population; there are smaller numbers of Russians, Poles, and Belarusians.
Jan 22, 2016 · 22 January 2016. Lithuania is the largest and most southerly of the three Baltic republics. Not much more than a decade after it regained its independence during the collapse of the Soviet Union...
