Lithuania

geographical name

Lith·​u·​a·​nia ˌli-thə-ˈwā-nē-ə 

ˌli-thyə-,

-nyə

variants or Lithuanian Lietuva

lye-ˈtü-vä 

country in north central Europe bordering on the Baltic Sea; remnant of a medieval principality extending from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea; a republic 1918–40, a constituent republic (the Lithuanian Republic) of the Soviet Union 1940–91; capital Vilnius area 25,212 square miles (65,300 square kilometers), population 2,793,000

see also lithuanian