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Paris Sorbonne University's professor Oleg Sokolov plays Napoleon Bonaparte during a historical reenactment
Men dressed as soldiers get out of a modern boat as they take part in a reenactment of Napoleon's assault on Russia
Paris Sorbonne University's professor Oleg Sokolov plays Napoleon Bonaparte during a historical reenactment
Russia have recently played two warm-up games, drawing 1-1 with Uruguay and a 0-0 stalemate against Lithuania
Lithuania?s Donny Montell
Tymoshenko staged a hunger strike after she was allegedly manhandled by prison guards
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauska
Victoria Pendleton secured a sixth sprint title after her opponent was sanctioned for an infringment
Zivile Balciunaite
Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaite
Campbell was convicted in 2009 of attempted smuggling, aiding a terrorist organisation and illegal arms possession
Lithuania's Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, otherwise known as "Androidas Kubilinatorius"
Lithuania's central bank said that the denial-of-service attack from a group of countries took place early morning
Map of the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
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Temelin, a Czech village overshadowed by disputed nuclear plant

by Jan Marchal  AFP Global Edition
Mar 20, 2013 14:51 EDT
Flanked by Germany, which is phasing out nuclear power, and Austria, which has already done so, the Czech Republic is pinning its future on atomic energy.
 

Czech villagers embrace disputed nuclear plant

by Jan Marchal  AFP Global Edition
Mar 19, 2013 11:09 EDT
Flanked by Germany, which is phasing out nuclear power, and Austria, which has already done so, the Czech Republic is pinning its future on atomic energy.
 

French star lawyer found dead near private island

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 17, 2013 22:53 EDT
A French star lawyer whose clients ranged from Panama's ex-dictator Manuel Noriega to former prime minister Dominique de Villepin has been found dead near his private island in Brittany.
 

French star lawyer found dead near his private island

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 17, 2013 15:56 EDT
A French star lawyer whose clients ranged from Panama's ex-dictator Manuel Noriega to former prime minister Dominique de Villepin was Sunday found dead near his private island in Brittany, sources and officials said.
 

Eurozone recession deepens: official data

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 06, 2013 05:46 EST
The 17-nation eurozone sank further into recession in the last three months of 2012 as the debt crisis continued to exact a heavy price, official data showed Wednesday.
 

UN monitor blasts US, allies over 'war on terror' probes

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 05, 2013 12:56 EST
The United States and its allies in the George W. Bush administration's "war on terror" must hold accountable anyone involved in the torture and the secret detention of suspects, a UN monitor said Tuesday.
 

Lithuania irked by 'Miss USSR' pageant in Britain

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 01, 2013 13:29 EST
Lithuania on Friday urged the organisers of Britain's "Miss USSR" beauty pageant to remove the Baltic state's name from the event seeking the most beautiful woman from an ex-Soviet Union republic living in Britain.
 

Maths students in England lag behind Asian peers

By Staff Reporter  AFP European Edition
Feb 22, 2013 07:32 EST
England's brightest pupils can almost match their Asian peers in maths at the age of 10 but are two years behind by the time they sit their GCSE, a study said on Friday.
 

Britain braces for fresh Eastern European immigration wave

by Katy Lee  AFP European Edition
Feb 22, 2013 05:22 EST
Coils of Polish sausages glisten on shop counters and vodka bottles line the shelves. In this corner of the English countryside, much of the chatter is in Latvian or Lithuanian.
 

Britain's EU exit 'extremely unlikely': speaker

By Staff Reporter  AFP European Edition
Feb 20, 2013 13:11 EST
Britain is very unlikely to quit the EU in a referendum, its speaker of parliament said Wednesday, despite a poll earlier this week showing otherwise.
 

Belarus jails border guard over 'teddy bear invasion'

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 19, 2013 02:35 EST
Belarus has convicted and jailed for two years a border guard for failing to report that a foreign plane full of teddy bears had crossed into national airspace from Lithuania last July, the Belarus Supreme Court said Tuesday.
 

Lithuania declares Ukio bank insolvent

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 18, 2013 17:19 EST
The Lithuanian central bank on Monday declared Ukio Bankas insolvent and opened talks on transferring the lender's assets to the Baltic state's smaller Siauliu Bankas.
 

Gay rights mostly out of reach in central, eastern Europe

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 11, 2013 12:31 EST
Ania and Yga have been inseparable for the last 17 years, living together as a couple in the Polish capital Warsaw but their love is seen as second class in this deeply Roman Catholic country.
 

Lithuania to turn Google Street View on tax cheats

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 07, 2013 14:50 EST
Lithuanian tax authorities said Thursday they would use the Baltic state's recently launched Google Street View platform to track tax cheats by identifying the real value of property holdings.
 

Cavendish wins again, retains Qatar lead

By Staff Reporter  AFP European Edition
Feb 07, 2013 08:13 EST
Isle of Man racer Mark Cavendish bagged his third win in as many days on Thursday in winning the fifth stage of the Tour of Qatar to retain the overall lead.
 

Ukraine seeks talks on 'unfair' $7 bn Gazprom bill

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 06, 2013 11:04 EST
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday called a $7 billion bill from Russian gas giant Gazprom unfair, saying he was prepared to negotiate with Moscow.
 

Study says 54 countries helped CIA renditions

by Shaun Tandon  AFP American Edition
Feb 05, 2013 14:57 EST
Fifty-four foreign governments assisted the CIA in a global campaign that included harsh interrogations of suspects, a rights advocacy group said Tuesday, as it pressed for greater accountability.
 

Lochte strikes double gold

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Dec 12, 2012 22:34 EST
US swim star Ryan Lochte bagged two golds on the opening day of the world shortcourse championships to add to the five medals he won in the London Olympics in the summer.
 

Russia raids activists in 'revolution' probe

by Stuart Williams  AFP Global Edition
Dec 11, 2012 07:17 EST
Russian investigators on Tuesday raided the homes of opposition activists said to have attended seminars abroad on how to spark a revolution aimed at toppling President Vladimir Putin.
 

New generation of swimmers to shine in post-Phelps era

by Rebecca Bryan  AFP Global Edition
Dec 10, 2012 22:15 EST
Missy Franklin, Ye Shiwen, Sun Yang and Yannick Agnel were part of a youth movement in the 2012 Olympic pool that signalled swimming has plenty to look forward to after Michael Phelps.
 
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Republic of Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublika
FlagCoat of arms
Motto: "Tautos jėga vienybėje"[citation needed]
"The strength of the nation lies in unity"
Anthem: Tautiška giesmė
Location of  Lithuania  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (light green)  —  [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city)		Vilnius
54°41′N 25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E / 54.683; 25.317
Official languagesLithuanian
DemonymLithuanian
GovernmentSemi-presidential republic
 - PresidentDalia Grybauskaitė
 - Prime MinisterAndrius Kubilius
 - Seimas SpeakerIrena Degutienė
Independencefrom Russia (1918) 
 - First mention of Lithuania14 February 1009 
 - Coronation of Mindaugas6 July 1253 
 - Personal union with Poland2 February 1386 
 - Creation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth1569 
 - Partitions of the Commonwealth1795 
 - Independence declared16 February 1918 
 - 1st Soviet occupation15 June 1940 
 - 2nd Soviet occupation1944 
 - Independence restored11 March 1990 
EU accession1 May 2004
Area
 - Total65,200 km2 (123rd)
25,173 sq mi 
 - Water (%)1.35%
Population
 - 2009 estimate3,555,179 (130th)
 - Density52/km2 (120th)
134/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
 - Total$63.729 billion[1] (80th)
 - Per capita$18,977[1] (47th)
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
 - Total$47.304 billion[1] (74th)
 - Per capita$14,086[1] (49th)
Gini (2003)36 (medium) 
HDI (2008)▲ 0.870 (high) (46th)
CurrencyLithuanian litas (Lt) (LTL)
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Date formatsyyyy-mm-dd (CE)
Drives on theright
Internet TLD.lt1
Calling code370
1Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states.