Topic - Lithuania

Lithuania (/ˌlɪθjuːˈeɪniə/, U.S. usually ) is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the southwest.Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden and Denmark.Its population is 3.32 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius. - Source: Wikipedia

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