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Lithuanians (Lithuanian: lietuviai) are a Baltic ethnic group. They are native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,378,118 people. Another two millions make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, and Canada.
- 59,285 (2016)
- 85,617 (2014)
- 75,000 (2021)
- 212,000 (2018)
Lithuania ( / ˌlɪθjuˈeɪniə / ⓘ LITH-yoo-AYN-ee-ə; [13] Lithuanian: Lietuva [lʲɪɛtʊˈvɐ] ), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika [lʲɪɛtʊˈvoːs rʲɛsˈpʊblʲɪkɐ] ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. [a] It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea.
Among the Baltic peoples are modern-day Lithuanians (including Samogitians) and Latvians (including Latgalians) — all East Balts — as well as the Old Prussians, Curonians, Sudovians, Skalvians, Yotvingians and Galindians — the West Balts — whose languages and cultures are now extinct.
- 1,187,891
- 2,378,188
Standard Latvian is the official language of Latvia. Characteristics of the Baltic languages. All of the Baltic languages are inflected. Old Prussian is the most archaic of the recorded Baltic languages (although it also has innovations of its own), and it differs considerably from Lithuanian and Latvian.
At its height, at the end of the fourteenth century, although the Lithuanians are a Baltic and not a Slavic people, Lithuania had a majority of East Slavs in its population, and for a time it challenged the Grand Duchy of Moscow as the "collector of the Russian lands."
30. Nov. 2023 · Lithuania, located in Northeastern Europe, is often considered a Slavic country. However, there is debate over whether Lithuania is truly Slavic, as it has Slavic and Baltic influences. While Lithuania does have a significant Slavic population, its history and culture are also deeply rooted in the Baltic region.
23. Dez. 2021 · Background. Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union ...
