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Let's learn a little about the country of Lithuania!
This is a small country in eastern Europe that borders Latvia, Belarus and Poland.
About 3 million people live there, and it's about 25,000 square miles. In this country they speak the language of Lithuanian.
(from: wikipedia - lithuania)
The flag of Lithuania is yellow, green and red stripes.
Yellow is for the sun and prosperity, green for nature and hope, red is for the blood of people who fought to protect the country.
(from: wikipedia - flag of lithuania)
To eat in Lithuania you might have cepelinai, which is potato dumplings stuff with meat, and covered with sour cream or gravy and bacon.
The name cepelinai means "zeppellins" because they look like the large flying blimps called zeppelins.
(from: wikipedia - cepelinai)
Visiting Lithuania you might go see Trakai Island Castle, built in the early 1400s.
(from: wikipedia - trakai island castle)
One special place is called the Hill of Crosses, where people have visited and left over 100,000 crosses through the years.
(from: wikipedia - hill of crosses)
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