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Lithuania

Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe with its capital in Vilnius.

Capital
Vilnius
Region
Northern Europe, Europe
Population
2.9 million
Languages
Lithuanian
Currency
Euro (โ‚ฌ)
Area
65,300 kmยฒ
Borders
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Belarus ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia

๐Ÿ’ก Largest of the three Baltic states; first to declare independence from the USSR (1990).

About the flag

Its yellow, green and red are usually explained as the sun and prosperity, the forests and countryside, and the blood shed for freedom.

How to spot it: Horizontal yellow-green-red with no emblem; Myanmar adds a large white star and Boliviaโ€™s order is red-yellow-green.

Often confused with: ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด Bolivia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana

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