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The name: the Republic of Lithuania (The Republic of Lithuania)Flag: a horizontal rectangle, the length and width ratio of 2:1.By the three parallel horizontal length of the composition, from top to bottom were yellow, green, red color.Lithuania declared independence in 1918, the establishment of the Republic of the bourgeoisie, using yellow, green, red tri-color flag as the national flag.In 1940 to become one of the former Soviet Union republics, using the upper left corner of a yellow Wu Jiaoxing and sickle and hammers logo, the lower part of the green and white narrow width of the red flag as the national flag.1990 declaration of independence, using the three-color flag as the national flag.National Emblem: In order to shield logo.Dressed in a red shield surface of the snow in a white-knight of the Horse, a Hui Yin Jian right hand, left hand holding blue and yellow double-cross Xiangjin shield.National Day: February 16 (1918)The restoration of independence: March 11 (1990)National political figures: President of the Si Ada Adamkus (Valdas Adamkus), 2004年6 he was elected, was sworn in as July.Prime Minister Gedimina Siji Er Ji Lasi, in July 2006 inauguration.Physical Geography: an area of 65,300 square kilometers.General for the 1,846 km border, of which 1,747 km land border and coastline of 99 kilometers.In the east coast of the Baltic Sea, North sector Latvia, Belarus southeast neighborhood, southwest of Kaliningrad, Russia and Poland.Is flat, undulating hills east and west, an average elevation of 200 meters around, gray soil.Major rivers have Neman (within Muna Si River), in many lakes.Aptitude is a marine continental climate of transition.January average temperature of -5 ℃, 7 monthly average temperature of 17 ℃.Population: 3482300 (2002).Lithuania ethnic nationalities have (81.8 percent), Russians (8.1%), Polish (6.9%), Belarus people (1.4 percent), there are a small number of Ukrainian (1%), Jewish Group (0.1 percent), Latvia and ethnic Tatar, and so on.Southern higher population density, the urban population accounting for more than half of the total population.Main Catholic religion as Orthodox, followed by Protestantism, Judaism, and so on.Main language is Lithuanian and Russian, Lithuanian as the official language.Capital: Vilnius (Vilnius), population 578,000 (January 1, 2000), the area of 287 square kilometers.July maximum temperature of 32 ℃, 1 the lowest temperature of -4 ℃.Administrative Division: country is divided into 10 counties: Elitusi, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Mali Jan parked out, Panevezys, Siauliai, Tao Rugby, Teerxiyi, Karasuda Satisfied, Vilnius, under the 108 cities and 44 districts.History: Year 5-6 first century class society.12 Feng Jianzhu century by the German aggression.1240 establishment of a unified the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.Formation of the 13th century Lithuania nation.14-15 century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania most of the territory in the West Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.In 1558-1583, Lithuania took part in the anti-Russian legislature Waterloo Caledonia war.According to the treaty in 1569 Lublin, Poland and Lithuania set up a merger of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania.1795-1815, the whole of Lithuania (except the border area Klaipeda) into Russia.Lithuanian people participated in the 1830-31 and 1863-64 the Polish uprising.World War I, was the German occupation of legislation.February 16, 1918, Lithuania declared independence, the establishment of the Republic of the bourgeoisie.December 1918 to January 1919 establishing the territory of Lithuania most of the Soviet regime.February 1919 Lithuania and Belarus formed Lithuania - the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, in August the same year the establishment of the Republic of the bourgeoisie, and declare independence.September 28, 1926, the Soviet government to conclude a nonaggression treaty with Lithuania.In December, the fascists succeed in a coup.According to August 23, 1939 Sood secret nonaggression treaty protocol, Lithuania are classified Soviet territory, and then Soviet troops entered Lithuania, Sudezhanzheng After the outbreak of the German occupation of Lithuania.1944, Soviet troops re-occupied Lithuania, Lithuania and the establishment of Soviet Socialist Republic, to join the Soviet Union.March 11, 1990, Lithuania independence from the Soviet Union.September 6, 1991, the Soviet Union the highest authority ─ ─ the Council of State officially recognized the independence of Lithuania.In September 17, Lithuania to the United Nations.May 2001 accession to the WTO.Politics: the Constitution stipulates: the Democratic Republic of Lithuania, a multi-party system, the state power by the parliament, the president, government and the implementation of the court.Parliament is the highest legislative body, the implementation of a hospital system, each four-year term.President heads of state and armed forces commander-in-chief.Economy: agriculture and industry is relatively developed.After independence through the privatization of enterprises to market economy, the economic situation for a smooth.China has three free economic zones: Kaunas, Klaipeda and Siauliai, where a good investment environment: the European standard of the road network, four international airports, Bu Donggang (East Baltic coast) and the region The first satellite communications system.Lack of natural resources, but rich amber and a small amount of clay, sand and gravel, lime, gypsum, peat, iron ore, apatite and petroleum, oil and gas requirements on imports.The west coast found a small amount of oil and gas resources, but has not yet proven reserves.Forest area of 1.9755 million hectares, the forest coverage rate to 30 percent.More animal, more than 60 kinds of mammals, 300 species of birds and 50 species of fish.Industry is Lithuania's pillar industries, mainly by the mining and quarrying, manufacturing and processing energy industry three departments.A relatively complete industrial, food, timber processing, textile and chemical-based, machinery manufacturing, chemical, petrochemical, electronics industry, metal processing industries, such as the rapid development and production of high precision machine tools, instruments, computers and other products all The world more than 80 countries and regions.Vilnius is the capital of the industrial centre of the municipality's total industrial output value of Lithuania's total industrial output value of more than two-thirds.Agriculture to a higher level of the main animal husbandry, agricultural output accounted for more than 90 percent.Crops are flax, potatoes, sugar beet and vegetables, cereal production is very low.Lithuania soldiersPress and Publications: major newspapers: "Lithuania Morning" (the country's major newspaper), "Republic", "Lithuania echo" (both Li and Russian two).The major news agencies: state news agency ELTA ─ (ELTA); Baltic News Service (BNS), and so on.Major TV stations are: Lithuania television for national television, free and independent channel, the Baltic television (CNN daily news program broadcast the United States), the Vilnius television, "TV-3" television stations, television stations, and other Kaunas.Major radio: ─ ─ Lithuanian national radio station (daily use legislation, Russia, Poland, Britain and other broadcast programming language), "M-1" radio, "Central Radio" (Voice of America broadcast programmes in Europe Taiwan), " Freedom wave "radio and Polish radio" ZNAD WILII ", and so on.Diplomacy: pursued for the West, return to Europe's foreign policy, from the political, economic, military, security mechanism is fully integrated into the European diplomatic main direction of legislation.Which joined the EU and NATO to establish and develop good-neighborly relations and focus on economic diplomacy to work.In December 2002 EU summit, Lithuania, and other 10 candidate countries were invited in May 2004 accession to the EU, and in April 2003 in Athens to sign the accession treaty.September 16, Parliament approved legislation to join the EU treaty.Relations with China: September 7, 1991, the Chinese government officially recognized an independent Lithuania.September 14 the same year, China and Lithuania established diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level.September 24, 2006 to 28, President Valdas Adamkus on a state visit to China.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/01/content_418821.htm

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