European Union Project

European Union ProjectName: Adrian DalyCountry: Lithuania(Lietuvos Respublika)Map of Europe ShowingLithuania

Map of Lithuania (main cities, rivers, mountains)

Flag and National Anthem of LithuaniaNational Anthem:

4Population of LithuaniaOverall: 3,545,319Capital City: Vilnius- 543,500Population of other main cities: Kaunas- 379,800 and Klaipda- 193,400Currency: LitasTotal number of Mobile Phones: 500,000Ethnicity (Race) of LithuaniaMain Ethnic Groups: Lithuanian (82%), Polish (6.7%), Russian (6.3%), other (3.6%)

Main Religions: Roman Catholic (79%), Russian Orthodox (4%), Protestant (2%), none (10%)

Economic Activities of LithuaniaServices: 1. Communications- telephones(1.42 million main lines in use)radio broadcast stations(stations: AM29, FM142, shortwave 1)television broadcast stations(total stations: 27)internet service providers(total servers: 32) 2. Transportation- railways(total: 1998km)- highways(total: 75,243) - waterways(total: 600km)- airports(total: 87)

Main Industries of Lithuania30% of the labour force work in industry E.g.:Furniture makingOptical equipment producingComputer makingAmber jewellery cuttingFood processingMaking of fertilizers, electronic components and television sets

Main Agriculture of Lithuania20% of the labour force work in agriculture- Growing: grain, potatoes,sugar beets, flax and other vegetables

Producing: beef, milk, eggs and fish

Brief History of LithuaniaIn 1386, Lithuania and Poland unitedAfter defeating the Teutonic Knights at Tannenberg, they formed one of the largest empires in Medieval Europe.Because Poland was partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austria, Lithuania came under Russian ruleThen after World War 1, when Russia collapsed, Lithuania declared its independenceLithuania became part of the Soviet Union in 1940

Brief History of LithuaniaLithuania became part of the Soviet Union in 1940Lithuanian soldiers were forced to fight in World War 2 with Germany after Hitler invaded itApproximately 240,000 Lithuanian Jews were killed in Lithuania by the Nazis The Lithuanian independence movement re-emerged in 1988Lithuania was given full independence after the supreme council rejected Soviet rule and then declared their independence Lithuania joined the EU and NATO in 2004

Famous ForLithuania is mainly famous for the great basketball played there. Players from all over Lithuania have played and still do play in the NBA(National Basketball Association) Famous PeopleArvydas Sabonis: He was the most famous and best former Lithuanian basketball player ever. He was a NBA professional player for 36 years

His best achievements:- 2 times European champion1 time World and Olympic champion

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