About Lithuania

Lithuania, with approximately 3.5 million inhabitants, is one of the three Baltic Republics, and was the first Soviet Republic to achieve its independence, in 1980. 1,000 years of Lithuania’s existence, celebrated in 2009, after its recent independence, creates a peculiar profusion of histories and cultures.

In 1991, Lithuania started taking part in the United Nations and it was recognized as a member of the European Union in 2004. Its current president, Valdas Adamkus, is a famous intellectual who was nominated as ambassador of UNESCO in 2003 and as European celebrity in 2007. The politic regime is a parliamentary democracy with presidential duty of five years. Valdas Admakus is one of those responsible for the fast commercial and cultural development of the country, which already is the stage of an extensive cultural agenda for having been nominated Cultural Capital of the Europe in 2009.


LIETUVOS HIMNAS

Lietuva, tevyne musu,
Tu didvyriu žeme,
Iš praeities Tavo sunus
Te stiprybe semia.

Tegul Tavo vaikai eina
Vien takais dorybes,
Tegul dirba Tavo naudai
Ir žmoniu gerybei.

Tegul saule Lietuvos
Tamsumus prašalina
Ir šviesa ir tiesa
Mus žingsnius telydi.

Tegul meile Lietuvos
Dega musu širdyse,
Vardan tos Lietuvos
Vienybe težydi.

LITHUANIA HYMN

Lithuania, our land
Land of heroes
The past gives you strength
For the children of you.

May your children always follow
The footpath of the virtues:
At work may they continue
In favor of the good for al.

May Lithuania’s sun
Move away the darkness:
May light and justice
Guide our steps.

O May Lithuania’s love
Vibrate in our hearts.
In your name thrives
Agreement and union.
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