1. Geography

2. REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA State Flag of Lihuania
Coat of Arms (state emblem of Lithuania) of Lithuania

3. LITHUANIA LOCATION
Lithuania - Central European state.
In the north it borders with Latvia
In the east and south - with Belarus
In south-west - with Poland and Kaliningrad (Koenigsberg) region.
In West - the Baltic Sea. The length of coastline - 99 kilometers.

4. RELIEF OF LITHUANIA
Country relief was shaped by retreating glaciers 12 thous. years ago.
Lithuania is in the East European Plain.
Major landforms are lowlands (60 percent) and loftiness (40proc.).

5. THE HIGHEST PLACE IN LITHUANIA
Higher Hill ( m) - Medininkai Upland, Juozapine reserve.

6. THE LOWEST PLACE IN LITHUANIA
Nemunas Delta, Atmata and Skirvyte surrounded Rusne island.

7. MINERALS AND FOSSILS IN LITHUANIA
gravel;
clay;
limestone;
dolomite;
turf;
oil.

8. LITHUANIA ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
10 counties,
60 municipalities;
546 townships.

9. LITHUANIAN POPULATION (census 2011)
Lithuania is home to 2 million. 988 thousand. population.

10. LITHUANIAN POPULATION ETHNIC COMPOSITION
Lithuanians %
Poles - 6.6%
Russians - 5.4%
Belarusians - 1.3%
Ukrainians - 0.6%
Jews - 0.1%
Tatars %
Germans - 0.1%
Gypsies - 0.1%
Latvians - 0.1%
people of other nationalities - 0.2%
not nationality - 1.5%

11. RELIGION IN LITHUANIA Roman Catholic - 79.0% Orthodox - 4.1%
Old Believers - 0.8%
Evangelical Lutherans - 0.6%
Evangelical Reformed - 0.2%
Jehovah's Witnesses - 0.1%
Sunni Muslims - 0.1%
Charismatics %
Pentecostalism %
Jews %
Old Balts faith %
Other faiths - 0.3% (11 thousand).

12. LITHUANIA WATER RESOURCES
The largest Lithuania's water resources:       a) the Baltic Sea;       b) rivers;       c) lakes;       d) ponds;       e) swamps       f) groundwaters.

13. THE BALTIC SEA
Plenty of fish in the Baltic Sea, but their variety is limited.
The Baltic Sea is unthinkable without its gold - amber.

14. LITHUANIA RIVERS
In Lithuania it is counted about 29,900 rivers and streams, longer than 0.25 miles - the total length of 63.7 thousand km.
The longest and the waterist Lithuanian river - Neman (937 km).

15. LITHUANIA RIVER USE
Shipping;
Timber;
Water mills, sawmills construction;
Dams and hydropower construction.

16. LITHUANIA LAKES
There are 2830 lakes with an area greater than 0.5 ha in Lithuania.
Most lakes are in the Baltic and Upland.
Dainava and Neris-Žeimena lowlands.
Especially watery areas - the Baltic Northern Highlands – Highlanders upland.

17. LITHUANIA LAKES
The largest lake in Lithuania - Drūkšiai ( ha)
The deepest lake in Lithuania - Tauragnas (62.5 m)

18. PONDS
There are 1590 ponds in Lithuania (about 20% of our total domestic water area). .
Pond for fish farming

19. LITHUANIA SWAMP

20. THE LARGEST LITHUANIA SWAMPS
Žuvintas;
Čepkeliai marsh;
Kamanos;
Baltosios vokės;
Amalvos;
Paviršulis tyrulis;
Rupkalvių;
Naujienų.
Žuvintas reserve swamp

21. LITHUANIA FLORA
Climate warming. Began to grow birches and pines, then spread broadleaf trees: lime-trees, oaks, elms.
Due to the intensification of agriculture has steadily decreased forest.
It was cut lime-trees, aspens, oaks.
In our country cultivated fields and meadows began to prevail.

22. PLANT UPTAKE FEATURES
In Lithuania naturally grow almost 1,800 species of higher plants. Of these, about 500 are coming from other countries.

23. FLORA

24. KEY AREAS OF CONSERVATION GOALS
Preserve the unique natural and cultural landscapes, heritage sites;
Conservation of natural ecosystems, habitats, rare plants, animals and fungi species;
Facilitate research and studies;
Sustainable use and restoration of natural resources;
Promote environmental ideas, promote educational tourism.

25. NATURAL PROTECTION
There are about 400 protected areas in Lithuania:
reserves;
preserves;
regional and national parks;
biosphere reserve.

26. There are nearly 700 protected monuments of nature in Lithuania:
NATURAL PROTECTION
There are nearly 700 protected monuments of nature in Lithuania:
trees,
sources,
boulders,
outcrops and other objects.
Vištytis stone
Stelmužė oak

27. LITHUANIA RED DATA BOOK
Rare and endangered plants and animals, the list is called the Red Data Book.
In 1972 it was recorded 72 plants and animals species. Now in it protected species.

28. UNESCO HERITAGE LIST IN LITHUANIA
The Old Town of Vilnius;
The Curonian Spit;
Kernavė.