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      2012-02-01Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibition
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      2012-02-02Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionDer Fliegende Holländer
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      2012-02-03Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibition''MetroNomes''La Bayadère
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      2012-02-04Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionTraditional winter event – Sartai Horse Racing!VTB United League
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      2012-02-05Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionTraditional winter event – Sartai Horse Racing!CinderellaLithuanian Flag Raising Ceremony1984. Survival drama in the Soviet Bunker
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      2012-02-06Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesExcursion in the Soviet Bunker
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      2012-02-07Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesPerformance of Nino Katamadze
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      2012-02-08Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden Synagogues
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      2012-02-09Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesCarmen
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      2012-02-10Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesCarmen
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      2012-02-11Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesBaltic ElectronicsLion Winter Session 2012
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      2012-02-12Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden Synagogues
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      2012-02-13Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden Synagogues
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      2012-02-14Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesAn Evening with Andrius KaniavaFeel LinkConcert for St. Valentine’s DayAwaken your passion on St. Valentine’s eveLove Storms of Sandy Jazz
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      2012-02-15Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesI Lituani
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      2012-02-16Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesLithuanian Independence DayCommemoration of the Act of February 16 in The Tuskulenai Peace ParkConcert Devoted to the Day of Re-establishment of the State of LithuaniaIndependence FiresTo Mark the Restoration of Lithuania’s IndependenceHow We Played Revolution – a March of Rock. Contribution.The Ball & Chain tour Two For TwoAUSZRA 16 - Independence Day Concert
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      2012-02-17Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesDUBSTEP.LT presents OUTLOOK FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTYHuman Body Exhibition"The Road Band" and Yolanda Bush (USA)Dubstep.lt presents Outlook Festival Lounch Party
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      2012-02-18Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body ExhibitionUžgavėnės (Shrovetide)Traditional smelt festival on 18th of FebruaryThe Ball & Chain tour Two For TwoUB40 Greatest Hits Lithuania Tour 2012
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      2012-02-19Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body ExhibitionMardi Gras In TrakaiShrovetide in Trakai TownVilnius String Quartet and Soloists
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      2012-02-20Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body Exhibition
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      2012-02-21Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body ExhibitionOpera for Children "The Tiny Lingonberry"Shrovetide (Užgavėnės)ULEB Europe Cup
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      2012-02-22Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body ExhibitionOtello
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      2012-02-23Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body ExhibitionVilnius Book FairPianist Victor Goldberg recital
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      2012-02-24Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body ExhibitionVilnius Book FairThe Norwegian and Lithuanian Duo in the Vilnius Town HallDance performance "Am I the One Who I Am?"SupaDevynios. Shrovetide Carnival
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      2012-02-25Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body ExhibitionVilnius Book FairVilnius Street Challenge 2012 with NESCAFÉThe Ball & Chain tour Two For Two
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      2012-02-26Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden SynagoguesHuman Body ExhibitionVilnius Book FairMusic in Trakai Castle. Mephistopheles' Spell
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      2012-02-27Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden Synagogues
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      2012-02-28Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden Synagogues
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      2012-02-29Tatula Organic FairSt. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain exhibitionKaddish for Lithuanian Wooden Synagogues
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Home/About Lithuania/Geography /

The Geography of Lithuania

 
   
Location Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, or Poland  
Geographic coordinates 56 00 N, 24 00 E 
Map references Europe 
Area Total: 65,200 sq km
Land: NA sq km
Water: NA sq km 
Area - comparative Slightly larger than West Virginia 
Land boundaries Total: 1,273 km
 
Border countries   Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km 
Coastline 99 km 
Maritime claims  Territorial sea: 12 nm 
Maritime claims Transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers 
Climate Transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers 
Terrain Lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil 
Elevation extremes Lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m 
Highest point Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m 
Natural resources Peat, arable land 
Land use Arable land: 45.22% 
Permanent crops 0.91%
Other 53.87% (2001) 
Irrigated land 90 sq km (1998 est.) 
Natural hazard NA 
Environment - current issues Contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases 
Environment - international agreements Party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants 
Geography - note Fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits 


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