Lithuania

## Flag

**Lithuania**, officially the **Republic of Lithuania**, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages.

## History

### Middle Ages

* Kingdom of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania

### Early Modern Period

* Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
* Russian Empire
	+ Kovno Governorate
* Kingdom of Prussia

### Modern Period

* *Ober Ost*
* Kingdom of Lithuania (1918)
* Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1918–1919)
* Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia
* Republic of Lithuania (1918-1940)
* Republic of Central Lithuania
* Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Reichskommissariat Ostland
* Republic of Lithuania

## Subdivisions

### Alytus County

* Alytus City Municipality
* Alytus District Municipality
* Druskininkai Municipality
* Lazdijai District Municipality
* Varėna District Municipality

### Kaunas County

* Birštonas Municipality
* Jonava District Municipality
* Kaišiadorys District Municipality
* Kaunas City Municipality
* Kaunas District Municipality
* Kėdainiai District Municipality
* Prienai District Municipality
* Raseiniai District Municipality

### Klaipėda County

* Klaipėda City Municipality
* Klaipėda District Municipality
* Kretinga District Municipality
* Neringa Municipality
* Palanga City Municipality
* Skuodas District Municipality
* Šilutė District Municipality

### Marijampolė County

* Kalvarija Municipality
* Kazlų Rūda Municipality
* Marijampolė Municipality
* Šakiai District Municipality
* Vilkaviškis District Municipality

### Panevėžys County

* Biržai District Municipality
* Kupiškis District Municipality
* Panevėžys City Municipality
* Panevėžys District Municipality
* Pasvalys District Municipality
* Rokiškis District Municipality

### Šiauliai County

* Akmenė District Municipality
* Joniškis District Municipality
* Kelmė District Municipality
* Pakruojis District Municipality
* Radviliškis District Municipality
* Šiauliai City Municipality
* Šiauliai District Municipality

### Tauragė County

* Jurbarkas District Municipality
* Pagėgiai Municipality
* Šilalė District Municipality
* Tauragė District Municipality

### Telšiai County

* Mažeikiai District Municipality
* Plungė District Municipality
* Rietavas Municipality
* Telšiai District Municipality

### Utena County

* Anykščiai District Municipality
* Ignalina District Municipality
* Molėtai District Municipality
* Utena District Municipality
* Visaginas Municipality
* Zarasai District Municipality

### Vilnius County

* Elektrėnai Municipality
* Šalčininkai District Municipality
* Širvintos District Municipality
* Švenčionys District Municipality
* Trakai District Municipality
* Ukmergė District Municipality
* Vilnius City Municipality
* Vilnius District Municipality