Lithuania: Flag and Facts
Lithuania's flag has three equal horizontal stripes: yellow on top, green in the middle, and red on the bottom.
- Official name
- Republic of Lithuania
- Capital
- Vilnius
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Population
- 2.8 million (2025)
- Languages
- Lithuanian
- Currency
- Euro
- Area
- 65,300 km² (25,212 sq mi)
- People
- Lithuanian
- Calling code
- +370
- Highest point
- Aukstojas 294 m
- Independence
- 16 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia and Germany)
- National symbols
- mounted knight known as Vytis (the Chaser), white stork
About Lithuania
Yellow suggests golden fields, sunlight, and goodness. Green is for forests, freedom, and hope. Red recalls courage and the blood spilled defending the homeland. Lithuania's national symbols are a mounted knight called Vytis and the white stork.
Mindaugas united Lithuanian lands in 1236, and his coronation in 1253 is the traditional founding date. Through alliances and conquest, Lithuania grew over the next century to cover much of modern Belarus and Ukraine, and before the 15th century began it was the largest state in Europe. It joined with Poland in 1569 to form the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which lasted until 1795. Independence returned in 1918, but the USSR annexed the country in 1940. In 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare independence. It joined NATO and the EU in 2004. The land is low and fertile, scattered with small lakes.
Did you know?
- Aukstojas, Lithuania's highest point, stands just 294 m tall.
- The last Russian troops left Lithuania in 1993.
- Lithuania adopted the euro in 2015.
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Questions about Lithuania
What is the capital of Lithuania?
Vilnius is the capital, with about 541,000 people in 2023.
When is Lithuania's Independence Day?
It falls on 16 February, marking the 1918 declaration.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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