|queen =
|monarch-raw =
|president =Dalia GrybauskaiteGitanas Nausėda
|president-raw =
|chancellor =
|chancellor-raw =
|pm =Andrius KubiliusIngrida Šimonytė
|pm-raw =
|area =26,080 sq mi
====Palestinian Authority====
On October 19, 2023 details of a telephone conversation between [[Palestinian Authority]] Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis have been leaked on X (formerly [[Twitter]]). They discussed Lithuania's support for Palestine in exchange for assistance in Landsbergis' future presidential election campaign.<ref>[https://archive.ph/wip/F5P9S Dennis Morgan@DennisM38873369 tweet, October 19, 2023]. https://twitter.com/DennisM38873369/status/1714994329142386982</ref><ref>[https://theduran.com/lithuanian-foreign-minister-cooperates-with-hamas/ Lithuanian Foreign Minister cooperates with Hamas], by jacob.eckerman, October 23, 2023.</ref>
==Military==
==History==
Between the 7th and 2nd centuries BC, Baltic tribes established themselves on what is presently known as Lithuanian territory. These tribes were made up of a distinct Indo-European ethnic group whose descendents are the present-day Lithuanian and Latvian nations. The name of Lithuania, however, did not appear in European records until 1009 AD, when it was mentioned in the German manuscript Annals of Quedlinburg.
===Medieval===
[[File:Europe1500.svg.png|right|300px|thumb|Europe in 1500.]]
During the period of 1236–1263, Duke Mindaugas united the various Baltic tribes and established the state of Lithuania, which was better able to resist the eastward expansion of the Teutonic Knights. In 1253, Mindaugas embraced Christianity for political reasons and accepted the crown from the Pope of Rome, becoming the first and only king in Lithuanian history.
*[[Hill of Crosses]]
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