Lithuania is the southernmost of the three Baltic states – and the largest and most populous of them. Lithuania was the first occupied Soviet republic to break free from the Soviet Union. It restores its sovereignty via the declaration of independence on 11 March 1990. Lithuania Study Visa Consultants
The Lithuanian landscape is predominantly flat, with a few low hills in the western uplands and eastern highlands. The highest point is Aukštasis at 294 meters. Lithuania has 758 rivers, more than 2 800 lakes, and 99 km of the Baltic Sea coastline. which are mostly devoted to recreation and nature preservation. Forests cover just over 30% of the country. Lithuania Study Visa Consultants
Some 84% of the population are ethnic Lithuanians. The two largest minorities are Poles, who account for just over 6% of the population, and Russians, who make up just over 5%. The Lithuanian language belongs to the family of Indo-European languages.