Lituanie

Interesting Facts About Lituanie

• Lithuania is one of three Baltic states located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea
• Vilnius is the capital and largest city, with other major cities including Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys
• Lithuanians belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts and speak Lithuanian
• Lithuania was one of the first countries in the world to grant women the right to vote, with women allowed to vote by the 1918 Constitution and exercising this right for the first time in 1919
• Elections for president take place on the last Sunday no more than two months before the end of the current presidential term

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