Lithuania Overview: Everything you need to know.

Lithuania is an east European country that covers about 65300 square kilometers with a population of about 2.7 million. This land was under the influence and inhabitation of different tribes and civilizations.

In 1253 the Kingdom of Lithuania was founded on the 6th of July. Interestingly, it was the largest country in Europe in the 24th century, known as the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. However, different parts, including Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Russia, are now separated, and it has remained very small.

Postal codes in Lithuania
The postal codes in Lithuania which are used today were introduced in 2005. Since then, these codes consist of 5 digits with a prefix. The postal codes before these were of 4 digits, and even before, there used to be 6 digits.

• The significance of postal codes of Lithuania
• The postal code of Lithuania represents the postal address in the following way:
• The first 2 digits represent the routing district.
• The last 3 digits are used for addressing the delivery office for precise location.

In this way, Lithuania's postal codes help make the sorting and delivering process faster for the post.

Geography of Lithuania
Lithuania is one of the Baltic states, and it is on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It shares its borders on the southeast of Sweden and east of Denmark. The northern borders are shared with Latvia, while the east and southern borders are shared with Belarus. Poland is also located in the south, while Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia is in the southwest of Lithuania.

Conclusion
These were all the amazing facts that you needed to know about Lithuania. Here we were discussing the history, geography, and postal code system of Lithuania.

References

• Geonames
• Wikipedia

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