One of the three Baltic States the country of Lithuania shares its borders with Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Russia, and is situated in Northern Europe. The country itself is about the same size as the Republic of Ireland. Once the largest nation in Europe, Lithuania has a population of 3.1 million people, and its capital city is Vilnius. With wet, moderate winters and warm summers, Lithuania is covered in forest and lake, is very flat, and its principal river is the Nemunas. Its main international airport is located in Vilnius, but many popular airlines also fly to Kaunas, though there are also ferries from Scandinavian countries like Sweden and Denmark.
Vilnius has a population of just 550,000 people, and is situated on the bank of the Neris River. It was a European Capital of Culture in 2009 and certainly packs a punch for being one of the featherweights of Europe in terms of
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