1. Opportunities to D evelop I ntercultural C ommunication for T eachers in Lithuania Prepared by Dalia Česnauskienė

2. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania , is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningra d to the southwest. Across the Balti c Sea to the west lie Sweden and Denmark. Its population is 3.2 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius.

4. The centre of Europe is in Lithuania! In 1989, researchers of the French National Geographical Institute found that Europe’s geographical centre was in Lithuania, 26 km westwards from capital Vilnius. The fact of the geographical centre of Europe is registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.

27. We Lithuanians love Lithuania, a country situated at the geographical centre of Europe, washed by the Baltic Sea, covered with dense forests and meandering rivers and lakes, respectful of its traditions, proud of the Lithuanian language, nurturing its UNESCO world heritage sites, and open to innovations. Visit Lithuania and fall in love with our country.