Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the southwest. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages.
Vilnius is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 as of 2022. The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 706,832, while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 732,421 permanent inhabitants as of October 2020 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is in southeastern Lithuania and is the second-largest city in the Baltic states. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality.
Lazdijai is a small town in Lithuania located about 7 km (4.3 mi) east of the border with Poland.
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen is a Lithuanian politician and chess player who is currently the speaker of the Seimas. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010, she was European women's champion in 2011, and is a two-time Lithuanian champion.
The Lithuania women's national football team represents Lithuania in international women's football and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania.
Lithuania competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania sent a total of 62 athletes to the Games, 39 men and 23 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's basketball was the only team-based sport in which Lithuania had its representation in these Olympic games.
The Lithuanian Indoor Athletics Championships is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Athletic Federation of Lithuania, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Lithuania. Recent competitions were held in Klaipėda. The first championships was held in 1948, but as the country was subsumed into the Soviet Union after World War II, the Soviet Athletics Championships served as the national event during this period. After the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, a national Lithuanian championships was restored and held in 1990.
The Moldova women's national football team represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. They have never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the UEFA Women's Championship. Eduard Blănuță has been the manager of the national team since 4 February 2019. The current captain of the national team is midfielder Ludmila Caraman. Currently ranked 86th by FIFA, the team plays their home games at the Zimbru Stadium in the city of Chișinău, the country's capital.
The Lithuania women's national field hockey team represents Lithuania in women's international field hockey competitions.
Events in the year 2013 in Lithuania.
The Lithuania women's national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Lithuania and is governed by the Lithuanian Football Federation.
Tine De Caigny is a Belgian women's footballer currently playing for 1899 Hoffenheim and for Belgium.
The Lithuania women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Lithuania, administered by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions.
Lithuania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and tenth overall in Summer Olympic history.
The Lithuania women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Lithuania, administered by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-16 and under-17 basketball competitions.
The Lithuanian Handball Federation (LHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in Republic of Lithuania. Founded in 1991, LHF is a member of European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The 2020 A Lyga Women was the 28th season of the top-tier women's football league in Lithuania. Gintra Universitetas were the defending champions.
The Lithuania women's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Lithuania, administered by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. It represents the country in women's international under-20 basketball competitions.
Russian athletes competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
