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Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius

  • After Europe's boundaries were re-estimated in 1989, a French scientist placed the geographic centre of Europe in Lithuania, near Purnuškės.
  • Mixed forest covers about a third of Lithuania, and the country has many lakes and wetlands.
  • Vilnius Old Town is a medieval district in the capital that UNESCO recognises as a World Heritage Site.

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