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	Top20Lithuania.com - Your Top20 Guide to Lithuania!
		Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuva), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in northern Europe.
		The official coronation of Mindaugas as King of Lithuania, on July 6, 1253, and the official recognition of Lithuanian statehood as the Kingdom of Lithuania.
		Lithuania and Poland were joined into a personal union, as both countries were ruled by the same Gediminids branch, the Jagiellon dynasty.
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	Military of Lithuania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lithuania's defense system is based on the concept of "total and unconditional defense" mandated by Lithuania's national security strategy.
		Lithuania cooperates with Estonia and Latvia in the joint infantry battalion BALTBAT and naval squadron BALTRON as well as with Poland in the LITPOLBAT, all of which are available for peacekeeping operations.
		Two military command centers in Šiauliai (Zokniai airport) and Panevėžys (Pajuostis airport), with a third planned in Kazlų Rūda.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_of_Lithuania (614 words)

	Lithuania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		With the retreat of the Germans, Lithuania was re-occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945.
		Lithuania was the first Soviet republic to do so, though Soviet forces unsuccessfully tried until August 1991 to suppress this secession, including an attack at Vilnius TV Tower on the nigth of January 13, 1991 that resulted in the death of 13 Lithuanian civilians.
		Lithuania is situated in the Northern Europe and is the largest and most populous of the Baltic states, it has around 99 kilometres (61.5 mi) of sandy coastline, of which only about 38 kilometres (24 mi) faces the open Baltic Sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lithuania (2578 words)

	Lithuania
		It subsequently entered a union and later commonwealth with Poland in the 14th century, that remained until it was partitioned in the 18th century and Lithuania became part of Russia.
		A smaller Lithuania established its independence as a kingdom in February 1918, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, and then as a republic in November, after Germany's defeat in World War I.
		Lithuania's major warm-water port of Klaipeda lies at the narrow mouth of Kursiu Gulf[?], a shallow lagoon extending south to Kaliningrad.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/li/Lithuania.html (728 words)

	Lithuania. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Lithuania borders on the Baltic Sea in the west, Latvia in the north, Belarus in the east and southeast, Poland in the south, and the Kaliningrad oblast (a Russian exclave; formerly East Prussia) in the southwest.
		Lithuania is a member of the European Union; Russia, Germany, Latvia, and Poland are the main trading partners.
		Lithuania became one of the largest states of medieval Europe, including all of what is now Belarus, a large part of Ukraine, and sections of European Russia; at its furthest extent it touched the Black Sea.
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	Lithuania
		Lithuania was the first Soviet republic to do so, though Soviet forces unsuccessfully tried until August 1991 to suppress this secession, including an incident at Vilnius' TV Tower in January 1991 that resulted in the death of several Lithuanian civilians.
		Lithuania's major warm-water port of KlaipÄ—da lies at the narrow mouth of KurÅ¡iÅ³ marios (Curonian Lagoon), a shallow lagoon extending south to Kaliningrad.
		Prior to 1998, Lithuania was the Baltic state that conducted the most trade with Russia; however, the 1998 Russian financial crisis forced the country to orient toward the West.
	abcworld.net /Lithuania.html (1801 words)

	LITHUANIA HISTORY Travel Tour Information
		Lithuania began to recover only towards the end of the 19th century, the period known as the "spring of nations." A struggle for national culture and reinstitution of writing spread over the greater part of the country.
		The elected 20-member Council of Lithuania proclaimed the restitution of the independent state of Lithuania on the 16th of February, 1918, even though the German Army and authorities were still in control of the entire country.
		Initially, Lithuania was relegated to the German sphere of influence; however, on Lithuania's refusal to attack Poland as a German ally, it was transferred to the Soviet sphere of influence, in a second secret pact signed in Moscow on the 27th of September that same year.
	www.scantours.com /lithuania_history.htm (3152 words)

	Reference for Lithuania - Search.com
		Lithuania has been a member of NATO since the 29 March 2004 and of the European Union since 1 May that same year.
		Lithuania joined the United Nations on September 17, 1991 and on May 31, 2001 it became the 141st member of the World Trade Organization.
		The population of Lithuania stands at 3.575 million, 83.6% of whom are ethnic Lithuanians who speak the Lithuanian language (one of the two surviving members of the Baltic language group), which is the official language of the Country.
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	Military of Lithuania: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Lithuania's defense system is based on the concept of "total and unconditional defense" mandated by Lithuania's national security strategy.
		The goal of Lithuania's defense policy is to prepare their society for general defense and to integrate Lithuania into Western security and defense structures.
		The core of the Lithuanian force structure is the 'Iron Wolf' Rapid Reaction Brigade[?] consisting of three mechanized and motorized battalions and appropriate combat support elements.
	www.encyclopedian.com /mi/Military-of-Lithuania.html (283 words)

	LITHUANIA'S NATIONAL NATO INTEGRATION PROGRAMME
		Lithuania’s achievements in the political and economic area, its foreign and security policy priorities, and its contribution to Euro-Atlantic security and stability, substantiate Lithuania’s readiness to assume the obligations and commitments under the Washington Treaty and the relevant provisions of the Study on NATO Enlargement.
		Lithuania's commitment to develop its defence capabilities is demonstrated by the Government's decision to increase defence spending from 0.8% of GDP in 1997 up to 2% of GDP in 2001.
		Lithuania is pursuing these actions in accordance with NATO security policy to guarantee the security of classified information as well as to protect important military, political, economic, and other information whose loss would harm Lithuanian state interests.
	www.fas.org /man/nato/national/000501-nnip.htm (1242 words)

	Medieval Lithuania
		The united Lithuanian state, which included the Duchy of Lithuania and a few other duchies, may be tentatively called the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: in the Ruthenian tradition grand dukes were the ones who had a few minor dukes as their subjects (Mindaugas was to be awarded this title in the Ruthenian chronicles).
		Lithuania in the narrow sense - the former territory of the Duchy of Lithuania - was the nucleus of this state.
		The use of the name of Lithuania to define a wider area (approximately corresponding to the territory of Lithuania today) had to be related to the appearance of a sufficiently strong political organization ruled by Lithuania in the narrow sense.
	viduramziu.lietuvos.net /en/state.htm (9604 words)

	Lithuania History - Lithuania Travel Guide - Lonely Planet
		Lithuania was involved in two Polish rebellions against Russian rule in the 19th century, and its peasants weren't freed until 1861.
		Hitler invaded Lithuania in 1941, and during the Nazi occupation nearly all of Lithuania's Jewish population was killed in camps or ghettos.
		Lithuania became a fully-fledged NATO and EU member in early 2004, and oozed with pride when it became the first of 25 EU members to ratify the EU constitution in November that year.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/lithuania/history (1184 words)

	Lithuania - Structure of the Economy
		According to President Algirdas Brazauskas, who for many years had managed Lithuania's industries as the communist party's secretary for industry, Lithuania had a leading position as a maker of electronics for military and civilian use, and it had been a major supplier of specialized military and industrial technology to the Soviet Union.
		Lithuania has large processing facilities for oil, which can be exported to the West through Ventspils (Latvia) or the new Lithuanian transport and storage facility at Butinge.
		Lithuania may develop an important tourism industry if investments are made in its infrastructure to bring facilities up to Western standards.
	countrystudies.us /lithuania/16.htm (1040 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lithuania
		The Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuva) is a republic in Northeastern Europe.
		Lithuania was the first Soviet republic to do so, though Soviet forces unsuccessfully tried to suppress this until August 1991.
		Lithuania has nearly completed its privatization of the large, state-owned utilities, with one of two power distribution networks and railways left.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Lithuania (1499 words)

	Lithuania - Foreign Relations
		Lithuania is a member of the OSCE, the COE, and the NACC and is an associate member of the EU.
		Lithuania's sole foreign policy concern in 1990 was to gain international recognition of the restored Lithuanian state.
		Once Lithuania joined the UN, Landsbergis indicated the next priorities of Lithuania's foreign policy: to join all accessible international organizations, and to legally strengthen the status of the new state while working toward the withdrawal of Russian troops, regarded by Lithuanians as an occupying force, from Lithuania.
	countrystudies.us /lithuania/25.htm (1093 words)

	Lithuania on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lithuania is a member of the European Union ; Russia, Germany, Latvia, and Poland are the main trading partners.
		Lithuania is at the centre and crossroads of Europe.
		Lithuania: History has roots in a small country with a big soul.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Lithuania.asp (1354 words)

	Lithuania News - Breaking World Lithuania News - The New York Times
		Lithuania borders on the Baltic Sea in the west, Latvia in the north, Belarus in the east and southeast, Poland in the south, and the Kaliningrad oblast (a Russian exclave; formerly East Prussia) in the southwest.
		Lithuania is a flatland, drained by the Nemen River.
		Lithuania became one of the largest states of medieval Europe, including all of what is now Belarus, a large part of Ukraine, and sections of European Russia; at its furthest extent it touched the Black Sea.
	topics.nytimes.com /top/news/international/countriesandterritories/lithuania/index.html (1694 words)

	Military of Lithuania articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
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		Lithuania borders on the Baltic Sea in the west, Latvia in the north, Belarus in the east and southeast, Poland in the south, and the
		It borders on Estonia in the north, Lithuania in the south, the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Riga in the west, Russia in the east, and Belarus in
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Military+of+Lithuania (475 words)

	Rusijos federacijos karinis tranzitas per Lietuvos Respublikos teritoriją
		This study is set to prove that the military transit of the Russian Federation using the territory of the Republic of Lithuania to/from the Kaliningrad Oblast' of the Russian Federation is not a factor that could hamper Lithuania's Euro-Atlantic integration.
		In their opinion, Lithuania by all means would try to avoid the instability in the region - the outcome that should be the most effective strategy for the country to become NATO and EU member.
		Lithuania's abilities of confronting Russia would get minimal, and Vilnius would no longer have means to defend itself from Moscow's pressure to legally justify Russia's military presence in Lithuania.
	www.leidykla.vu.lt /inetleid/politol/28/s1.html (997 words)

	Lithuania - Gurupedia
		Lithuania was admitted into the United Nations in September, 1991.
		The largest and most populous of the Baltic states, Lithuania is a partly maritime country with about 100 km of sandy coastline, of which only 38 km face the open
		Lithuania's major warm-water port of Klaipėda lies at the narrow mouth of Kuršių Gulf (Curonian Lagoon), a shallow lagoon extending south to
	www.gurupedia.com /l/li/lithuania.htm (787 words)

	LITHUANIA, Landmine Monitor Report 2000
		Lithuania is a party to Amended Protocol II (Landmines) of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW).
		Lithuania borders Belarus and the heavily militarized Kaliningrad region of Russia (which is enclosed by Lithuania and Poland, therefore has to be accessed by land across Lithuanian territory).
		Lithuania is not facing very serious problems with landmines and UXO left from military operations during World War II, though these “remnants of war” from World War II are described as rather commonplace finds.
	www.icbl.org /lm/2000/lithuania.html (1472 words)

	United Nations Office at Geneva \| News & Media \| COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF LITHUANIA ON ...
		As one of the 193 States parties to the Convention, Lithuania is obliged to present periodic reports to the Committee on its efforts to comply with the provisions of the treaty.
		Paragraph 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania reiterates the provision on the acceptance of children into military service in armed groups that are distinct from the national armed forces, which was in force until 1 May 2003.
		Lithuania was one of the Eastern European countries â“ a region where no active military conflicts had occurred for quite a long time, Ms.
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	Military.com Content
		But in the Baltics, the world's most successful military alliance appears to be headed for a political surprise as a popular new party gains momentum and argues for slashing defense spending.
		Lithuania's parliament will consider a proposal to cut the country's defense spending, although the country has pledged to increase spending in a bid to join the NATO alliance.
		The Western military alliance is having a hard enough time integrating the armies of much larger countries such as Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=stratfor_lead_4_May (642 words)

	Lithuania - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		Well, Lithuania was first mentioned in 1009 by some guy in his writings, but it is known that Lithuania is much more older than that, and in the past it was one of those countries who srike terror into the neiberghous hearts, souls, minds and so on...(of course, in a good way).
		Lithuania borders the following countries: Latvia to the North, Atlantis to the West, Russia Proper (P-Russia) to the South-West, Poland to the South, China to the East, China to the South-East and China to the North-East and El Cajon to the Mid-South.
		The deepest lake of Lithuania is believed to be Chicken Lake (Vistycio ezeras, which is true and it is believed to produce all the chicken and eggs that the country needs for internal and external use and export to fourth and fifth world.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Lithuania (3302 words)

	NationMaster - Lithuanian Military statistics
		Lithuania is a member of the Chemical Weapons Convention and joined the Australia Group in June 2004.
		Lithuania does not possess or produce ballistic missiles and is a signatory to the International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missiles.
		Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
	www.nationmaster.com /country/lh-lithuania/mil-military (743 words)

	UBA-TEXT 5/97 - 12. Lithuania
		Lithuania covers an area of approximately 65,000 square kilometres and has a total population of 3,740,000 (1994).
		Within the military, ecologists are working in each unit and sub-unit under the coordination of the Chief Ecologist of the General Staff.
		According to a resolution adopted by Lithuania, there is a provision for the use of budgetary funds and of foreign loans by the government or guaranteed by the governement for environmental protection and remedial measures, including for work at military sites.
	www.umweltbundesamt.de /altlast/web1/berichte/mooreeng/dmeng12.htm (2242 words)

	Library of Congress Information Bulletin - July 25, 1994
		This was the question posed by Alfonsas Eidintas, ambassador of Lithuania to the United States, to a capacity audience in the Mary Pickford Theater on June 15.
		Following Russian troop withdrawal from Lithuania, agreements were close to ratification between the two countries in November 1993 when last-minute changes relating to Russian troop transit to and from the Kaliningrad District were added by Russia.
		Although Lithuania is still dependent on Russia for gas and petroleum, an oil terminal on the Baltic -- when completed and combined with an oil processing facility -- will pave the way for true Lithuanian economic independence.
	www.loc.gov /loc/lcib/94/9415/baltic.html (895 words)

	Reference for Military of Lithuania - Search.com
		Lithuania's defence system is based on the concept of "total and unconditional defence" mandated by Lithuania's national security strategy.
		The goal of Lithuania's defence policy is to prepare their society for general defence and to integrate Lithuania into Western security and defence structures.
		Lithuania cooperates with Estonia and Latvia in the joint infantry battalion BALTBAT and naval squadron BALTRON as well as with Poland in the LITPOLBAT, all of which are available for peacekeeping operations.
	www.search.com /reference/Military_of_Lithuania (957 words)

	Fact Sheet: Lithuania - Military Deployments Abroad
		Lithuania has contributed regularly to peacekeeping and peace enforcement missions.
		Lithuania is also making available four physicians to work with the Czech field hospital in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (USAF).
		Lithuania also assigned nine policemen to the UN Interim Administration in Kosovo.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2002/11/20021123-3.html (178 words)

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