random
rss
flag
lithuaniamap

Lithuania

  • Population: 3.4 million (UN, 2005)
  • Capital: Vilnius
  • Area: 65,300 sq km (25,212 sq miles)
  • Major languages Lithuanian, Russian
  • Major religion: Christianity
  • Life expectancy: 66 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN)
  • Monetary unit: 1 Lithuanian litas = 100 centas

 

Lthuania was one of the first countries to break free of the old Soviet Union but next to nobody thinks to travel there. What are you waiting for ye bold explorer?

Road Junky has 2 Lithuania articles. Scroll down to view.

Beirut in the Baltics - Wild, Wild East

After the collapse of communism in the USSR, inflation in the freshly minted Baltic republics of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia rolled up the rouble into the cheapest toilet paper ...

Continue reading >>

Travelling in Lithuania

The cold, dark bus hurtled through the Lithuanian countryside. I was heading to Kaunas and not looking forward to my impending homelessness when I arrived at midnight.

I’d arrived in ...

Continue reading >>


Travel Tips

Travel Culture

NEWSLETTER

Sign up to receive news and tips for your travels