10 interesting facts about Lithuania

1. The most popular Lithuanian dish is zeppelins. With their oval shape, they resemble airships that were manufactured during the First World War by a factory named after Count Zeppelin. The dish is potato dumplings with meat filling, served with crackers and sour cream.
2. National the language in Lithuania is even older than Greek, German, Celtic, Latin and Slavic. The Lithuanian language, more than others, has preserved the features of the language that linguists call Proto-Indo-European, which was in use around 3500 BC. Philologists have a guess that this language is one of the oldest among those that exist now on our planet.
3. Every year in honor of the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the heavenly patron of Ireland, on March 17 in Lithuania paint the Vilniale River green. The dyeing method is completely safe for health – you can even swim in the reservoir, and the very idea of ​​such a celebration came from Chicago.
4. In Vilnius widespread sculptures of white angelssmiling According to legend, they were created to protect the inhabitants from troubles and misfortunes. Guests and locals receive positive emotions under the protection of angels. The material of the sculptures is light, so the white-winged creatures can be moved to any part of the city.
5. Lithuania is a developed country in the field of information technologies. She takes the first place in all of Europe in terms of network connection speed. Every resident and guest of the state will be provided with a high-speed Internet connection completely free of charge.
6. Lithuania is one of the countries with the fastest decline in population growth rates. The main reason for such low growth rates is the high level of migration to the countries of the European Union. Every year, the country loses at least 1% of its population.
7. The most popular sport in Lithuania is basketball. This is also due to the fairly high average height of the natives of the state – 183 cm, as much as 6 cm more than any average resident of Europe. Since the 1930s, basketball has gained wide popularity among Lithuanians and still does not lose its positions.
8. About 40% of the country’s area is covered by forests. It is a green and nature-loving country. In the natural park of the Neman Delta there is a place where the chicks of almost 300 species of birds are hatched.
9. Lithuania is the only European state that has its own aroma: fresh, with sweet and bitter floral notes. The line of fragrances is called “The smell of Lithuania” and is produced in the form of indoor air fresheners. The purpose of its creation is primarily to popularize the tourist image of the country.
10. The national symbol of Lithuania is white stork. After Lithuania undertook to take care of the fate of these birds at the Tokyo Conference in 1960, in 1973 storks were declared the country’s national symbol. Lithuania has the highest level of population of white storks.

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