Lithuania

Al l about Lithuania - by 4ºA, CEIP Teobaldo Power, Tenerife, Spain.

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Lithuania by

Class 4ºA

Tenerife, Spain

Al l about Lithuania - by 4ºA, CEIP Teobaldo Power, Tenerife, Spain.

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How many lakes are

there in the Moletai

region?

Over 300 lakes

lie in the region

Where will the European basketball

Championship in 2011 be organised?

Lithuania from 31st August to 18th

September

What is Moletai Astronomical

Observatory famous for?

It has the largest telescope

in Northern Europe

Al l about Lithuania - by 4ºA, CEIP Teobaldo Power, Tenerife, Spain.

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What is the mascot of European

basketball Championship in

Lithuania?

Amberis

Find out five facts about Baltic amber

It is also known as succinite

It dates from about 44 million years ago

It has many colours ranging from Green, through to

Dark Red and Yellow

It is made from the sap of pine trees.

Many extinct species have been found fossilised in amber

Al l about Lithuania - by 4ºA, CEIP Teobaldo Power, Tenerife, Spain.

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When was Vilnius the European

cultural capital?

In 2009

What is the capital of

Lithuania?

Vilnius

Where is the

geographical

centre of Europe?

Lithuania

Al l about Lithuania - by 4ºA, CEIP Teobaldo Power, Tenerife, Spain.

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What are the colours of the Lithuanian Flag?

Green, Yellow

and Red

What are the neighbours of Lithuania?

Poland, Belarus, Latvia and Russian Federation