Lithuania
Lithuania is a state in Scandinavia and the Baltic (Europe) that has existed since 1990 CE. Its people spoke Baltic languages (Lithuanian, Latvian, Old Prussian).
The first Soviet republic to declare independence, in March 1990, Lithuania won recognition in 1991 and joined the EU and NATO in 2004.
See Lithuania on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1990 CE to the present
- Duration
- 35 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Scandinavia and the Baltic, Europe
- Language family
- Baltic
- Capital
- Vilnius
Came from
Events in Europe during its time
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
Neighbours in Europe
- Portuguese Empire
- United Kingdom
- Soviet Union
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Italian Republic
- French Fifth Republic
- Kingdom of Spain
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- West Germany
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- United States
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- South Africa
Questions
When did Lithuania exist?
1990 CE to the present, about 35 years.
Where was Lithuania?
Scandinavia and the Baltic, in Europe. Its capital was Vilnius.
What language did Lithuania speak?
Baltic. This family includes Lithuanian, Latvian, Old Prussian.
What came before Lithuania?
Republic of Lithuania (1918 to 1940) and Soviet Union.