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772:. A Synod in Vilnius united the church in 1557. The parish network covered nearly all of the Grand Duchy, with district centers in Vilnius, Kedainai, BirĹľai, Slucke, Kojdanove and Zabludove later Izabeline. Small Protestant communities are dispersed throughout the northern and western parts of the country.
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eventually lost ground as it failed to secure the support from the local clergymen and were at odds with one another, which weakened their positions in the country. There were also religious persecutions, which caused many
Lithuanian pastors to flee to Lithuania Minor. Despite this, Protestantism
724:
populations, and today it is mainly represented by ethnic
Lithuanians throughout the northern and western parts of the country, as well as large urban areas. Believers and clergy suffered greatly during the Soviet occupation, with many killed, tortured or deported to Siberia. Newly arriving
668:. This was because many Lithuanians had a relatively poor understanding of Catholic beliefs as there were few Lithuanian-speaking priests at the time. In addition, many sons of influential Lithuanian nobles would study abroad in Germany where they would learn about the ideas of
1024:
The
Lithuanian Jewish community has roots that go back to before the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Lithuania was historically home to a large Jewish community and an important center of Jewish scholarship and culture from the 18th century until the community was almost
407:
The first census in independent
Lithuania, in 1923, established the following religious distribution: Catholic — 85.7 per cent; Jews — 7.7 per cent; Protestant — 3.8 per cent; Greek Orthodox — 2.7 per cent.
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and distinctive customs, such as its traditional dish called "kibinai", a sort of meat pastry, and its houses with three windows, one for God, one for the family and one for Grand Duke
Vytautas.
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to settle in the lands in the south. Some of people from those lands were moved into ethnically
Lithuanian lands, now the current Republic of Lithuania, mainly under the rule of Grand Duke
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life in
Lithuania is the Basilian Monastery and Church of the Holy Trinity in Vilnius. In the past, the monastery was multiethnic but now serves a mostly Ukrainian community.
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to confiscate
Catholic churches and give them to pastors, convert their serfs either to Lutheranism or Calvinism. In 1536, the prevalence of Protestantism grew even more as
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829:. In the second half of the 16th century the Unitarians separated. The denomination has over 7,000 members in 14 congregations. The church is a member of the
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In the 16th century, Protestantism began spreading rapidly in
Lithuania. The first wave of Protestantism was Lutheranism that reached Lithuania through
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Lutheranism in
Lithuania dates back to the 16th century, when it came mainly from the neighbouring German-controlled areas of
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Since 1945, Lutheranism in Lithuania has declined largely due to the ongoing secularization that sweeps throughout Europe.
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716:(now KlaipÄ—da). There was also a tiny Reformed community (0.5%) which still persists. Protestantism has declined with the
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1335:"Church of the Holy Trinity and Basilian Monastery - Aušros Vartų str. 7, Vilnius - Churches - Vilnius city guide"
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1033:. Before World War II, the Lithuanian Jewish population numbered some 160,000, about 7% of the total population.
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announced his intention to form a church structure under the Ecumenical Patriarchate, following a meeting with
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1441:(in Lithuanian). Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 7 November 2002.
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when some Catholic priests led the resistance against the Communist regime, which is commemorated in the
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882:. Orthodox Christianity is the first form of Christianity to arrive in Lithuania, with the marriage of
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alone had a Jewish community of nearly 100,000, about 45% of the city's total population with over 110
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In Lithuania, Islam has a long history unlike in many other northern European countries. The medieval
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708:. According to Losch (1932), the Lutherans were 3.3% of the total population; they were mainly
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Various Protestant churches have established missions in Lithuania since 1990, including the
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368:(about 74% of the population). There are smaller groups of Orthodox Christians, Evangelical
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1744:(in Lithuanian). Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
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There are communities of Jews of Lithuanian descent around the world, especially in
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An Armenian Apostolic Church dedicated to St. Vardan was opened in Vilnius in 2006.
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remained to have a strong presence in Lithuania Proper until the late 17th century.
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929:, making up about 0.1% of population according to its own estimates, belong to the
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1309:"Lithuania" by Vytautas Vaitiekūnas, Assembly of Captive European Nations, 1965
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in the 14th and 15th centuries. Lithuania kept its Catholic identity under the
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1971:
1629:
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898:, is the oldest continuously existing Christian congregation in the country.
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1604:"Patriarcha Bartolomej chce litovskú pravoslávnu cirkev odčleniť od Moskvy"
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is a historic denomination which was founded in 1557. A notable member was
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620:, which has claimed the adherence of the majority of Lithuanians since the
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1980:
1953:
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ca. 1397. A small community remains in Trakai, which has preserved the
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661:
557:
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1085:. About 4,000 Jews were counted in Lithuania during the 2005 census.
1067:
1051:
993:
396:
381:
1453:"Lietuvos evangelikĹł reformatĹł baĹľnyÄŤia - Unitas Lithuaniae Sinodas"
1257:"Population by religious community indicated, municipalities (2021)"
391:
and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion and conscience.
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Medieval Lithuania was the last pagan nation in Europe, officially
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863:
804:
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941:(to which the main Russian, Greek and Georgian Churches belong).
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According to the 2021 census, 74% of Lithuanians belonged to the
2476:
2071:
1838:
1505:"United Methodists evangelize in Lithuania with ads, brochures"
1407:"United Methodists evangelize in Lithuania with ads, brochures"
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In 2023, the country scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom.
1321:
Foreword to the past: a cultural history of the Baltic people
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According to the 2001 census, there were 1,272 adherents of
757:
make up 0.8% of the population, with 0.56% belonging to the
672:. When they returned home, they would oftentimes use their
664:; the second wave was Calvinism that mostly spread through
1455:. Evangelical Reformed Church of Lithuania. Archived from
1160:, established in 1967, attempts to reconstruct and revive
992:
as natives; however, they have strongly maintained their
779:
living in East Prussia and in Memelland (since 1945 the
1361:
Marijos kultas Lietuvoje iki protestantizmo atoslūgio .
1631:
St. Vardan's Armenian apostolic church in Vilnius 2017
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of Vilnius. The church founded by Maria of Vitebsk,
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2003 Lithuanian European Union membership referendum
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1997:
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729:have established missions in Lithuania since 1990.
1781:Jones, Prudence; Pennick, Nigel (5 October 1997).
1107:According to a Karaite tradition, several hundred
1895:Russian Orthodox Eparchy of Vilnius and Lithuania
1692:"Vilnius (Vilna), Lithuania Jewish History Tour"
1251:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1243:
364:, with the largest confession being that of the
1481:. The World Reformed Fellowship. Archived from
1017:, the only synagogue in Vilnius to survive the
878:claims 4.1% of the population, mainly from the
988:, lost their language over time and now speak
921:Oriental Orthodoxy / Armenian Apostolic Church
2488:
2083:
1850:
640:, a shrine to the anti-communist resistance.
312:
8:
785:Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union
2712:Baltic states under Soviet rule (1944–1991)
3119:
3029:
2868:
2795:
2520:
2495:
2481:
2473:
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2076:
2068:
2025:Union of Pentecostal Churches of Lithuania
1976:
1949:
1882:
1857:
1843:
1835:
809:Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church in
319:
305:
91:
1548:"Graduation: Lithuania Christian College"
1111:were invited to Lithuania by Grand Duke
1092:
1009:
759:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania
750:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania
330:
2045:
1239:
223:
184:
177:
170:
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135:
128:
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103:
2007:Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church
1430:
1428:
823:Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church
384:as well as people of other religions.
2753:Soviet economic blockade of Lithuania
399:are recognised as national holidays.
7:
1756:"Lithuanian population by ethnicity"
1742:"Gyventojai pagal tautybÄ™ ir tikybÄ…"
831:World Communion of Reformed Churches
32:Religion in Lithuania (2021 census)
1657:Islamic peoples of the Soviet Union
1527:"European Baptist Federation (EBF)"
1154:converting in the late 14th century
421:Religion in Lithuania (2021 census)
1717:"Vilnius - Jerusalem of Lithuania"
933:, which is often classified as an
581:Did not specify – 13.67% (384,094)
412:Population by religious confession
25:
984:. The Tatars, now referred to as
2780:
1282:"Eurobarometer on Biotechnology"
1218:
1200:
575:Other religions – 0.58% (16,486)
286:
113:
2663:Occupation of the Baltic states
2640:1919 Polish coup d'Ă©tat attempt
1931:Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
1638:from the original on 2021-12-21
741:Evangelical Lutheran Church in
2571:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1628:davkstudio (1 February 2017),
974:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
783:of Lithuania) belonged to the
506:According to the 2021 census:
68: Other Christians (0.27%)
1:
1758:. Stat.gov.lt. Archived from
976:allowed Muslims, notably the
892:Anthony, John, and Eustathius
622:Christianization of Lithuania
578:No religion – 6.11% (171,810)
1358:Gidžiūnas, Viktoras. O.F.M.
901:Since the 19th century, the
700:are 0.8%, of which 0.6% are
688:. However, Protestantism in
612:Catholic Church in Lithuania
601:spiritual life in Lithuania.
80: Other religions (0.7%)
1989:Evangelical Lutheran Church
1436:"Romos katalikĹł daugiausia"
1015:Choral Synagogue of Vilnius
3346:
2678:by the Soviet Union (1944)
2668:by the Soviet Union (1940)
1162:Lithuanian ethnic religion
1133:
1003:
961:
905:has been represented by a
869:Cathedral of the Theotokos
747:
609:
3281:
3122:
3032:
2871:
2798:
2778:
2733:Reform Movement (Sąjūdis)
2041:
1913:Armenian Apostolic Church
1804:– via Google Books.
1784:A History of Pagan Europe
1582:Can I go where I want to?
1156:. The neo-pagan movement
931:Armenian Apostolic Church
890:and the martyrdom of Ss.
835:World Reformed Fellowship
497:
489:
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476:
471:
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458:
448:
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351:Lithuanian census of 2021
86: Undeclared (13.67%)
18:Christianity in Lithuania
3011:Special Operations Force
2876:Administrative divisions
970:Grand Duchy of Lithuania
935:Oriental Orthodox Church
787:. Most resettled in the
74: No religion (6.1%)
2748:Act of Re-Establishment
2606:Great Seimas of Vilnius
903:Russian Orthodox Church
566:(Uniates) – 0.03% (785)
336:St. Casimir's Cathedral
3212:Ethnographic Lithuania
2695:Second Soviet republic
2148:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1696:Jewish Virtual Library
1608:Svetkrestanstva.Postoj
1149:
1104:
1021:
959:
937:, in distinction from
927:Armenians in Lithuania
907:diocese in the country
872:
813:
745:
602:
346:
3330:Religion in Lithuania
2633:Polish–Lithuanian War
2628:Lithuanian–Soviet War
1962:Roman Catholic Church
1820:, Freedom House, 2022
1507:. UMC. 11 August 2006
1187:Hinduism in Lithuania
1182:Buddhism in Lithuania
1143:
1096:
1013:
955:
911:Patriarch Bartholomew
867:
856:, and World Venture.
808:
740:
718:removal of the German
686:Roman Catholic Church
593:
530:Evangelical Lutherans
334:
3149:Ethnographic regions
2903:Constitutional Court
2705:Lithuanian partisans
2623:Wars of Independence
1945:Western Christianity
1878:Eastern Christianity
1787:. Psychology Press.
1485:on 14 September 2008
1261:Statistics Lithuania
1207:Lithuania portal
896:St. Paraskevi Church
777:Prussian Lithuanians
727:evangelical churches
628:and later under the
536:Evangelical Reformed
513:– 74.19% (2,085,340)
293:Lithuania portal
241:World Heritage Sites
106:Culture of Lithuania
2717:Government-in-exile
2618:Act of Independence
2369:States with limited
2099:Religion in Europe
1459:on 7 September 2012
1225:Religion portal
1168:Freedom of religion
1027:entirely eliminated
722:Prussian Lithuanian
344:World Heritage Site
3069:Telecommunications
2738:Singing Revolution
2576:Lithuanian Crusade
1192:Islam in Lithuania
1150:
1105:
1022:
964:Islam in Lithuania
960:
873:
814:
746:
684:families left the
674:right of patronage
603:
552:free churchpersons
353:, the predominant
347:
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3316:
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3144:Ethnic minorities
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3019:
3018:
2956:Political parties
2915:Foreign relations
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2857:
2776:
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2613:Amber Declaration
2470:
2469:
2065:
2064:
2037:
2036:
2033:
2032:
1939:
1938:
1905:Oriental Orthodox
1610:(in Slovak). TASR
1552:Mennonite mission
1479:"Membership List"
1259:(in Lithuanian).
1227:
1209:
1136:Romuva (religion)
986:Lithuanian Tatars
909:. In March 2023,
876:Eastern Orthodoxy
860:Eastern Orthodoxy
846:United Methodists
840:Other Protestants
595:Vilnius Cathedral
519:– 3.75% (105,326)
502:
501:
349:According to the
329:
328:
50:Eastern Orthodoxy
16:(Redirected from
3337:
3297:
3290:
3207:Cultural regions
3202:Cultural history
3120:
3030:
2971:
2869:
2796:
2784:
2645:1926 coup d'Ă©tat
2601:National Revival
2566:Christianization
2536:Lithuania proper
2521:
2497:
2490:
2483:
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2407:Dependencies and
2106:Sovereign states
2092:
2085:
2078:
2069:
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2054:Porvoo Communion
2050:
1977:
1950:
1887:Eastern Orthodox
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1109:Crimean Karaites
939:Eastern Orthodox
915:Ingrida Ĺ imonytÄ—
888:Maria of Vitebsk
880:Russian minority
775:The majority of
690:Lithuania Proper
597:is the heart of
532:– 0.56% (15,741)
526:– 0.65% (18,196)
418:
417:
376:churches, other
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3242:Public holidays
3173:
3105:
3015:
2982:
2969:
2937:Law enforcement
2854:
2785:
2772:
2721:
2673:by Nazi Germany
2655:
2649:
2588:
2582:
2541:Lithuania Minor
2510:
2501:
2471:
2466:
2450:
2408:
2402:
2388:Northern Cyprus
2370:
2364:
2280:North Macedonia
2101:
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2011:
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2898:Constitution
2768:EU accession
2589:independence
2398:Transnistria
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3054:e-Residency
3037:Agriculture
3001:Naval Force
2726:Restoration
2656:occupations
2587:Revival and
2546:Grand Duchy
2436:Isle of Man
2371:recognition
2340:Switzerland
2275:Netherlands
2017:Pentecostal
1670:"Lithuania"
1578:"Lithuania"
1339:iVilnius.lt
755:Protestants
733:Lutheranism
698:Protestants
682:Chodkiewicz
670:Reformation
380:, Jews and
378:Protestants
60:Lutheranism
40:Catholicism
3217:Literature
2996:Land Force
2970:parliament
2920:Government
2891:elderships
2743:Baltic Way
2690:Resistance
2310:San Marino
2270:Montenegro
2250:Luxembourg
2230:Kazakhstan
2133:Azerbaijan
1972:Protestant
1824:2023-08-08
1614:2023-03-24
1489:14 January
1463:14 January
1391:14 January
1234:References
1148:procession
1103:in Vilnius
1039:synagogues
990:Lithuanian
871:in Vilnius
854:Mennonites
490:Undeclared
209:Television
179:Literature
3232:Mythology
3132:Education
3074:Transport
3006:Air Force
2961:President
2910:Elections
2791:Geography
2685:Holocaust
2596:Press ban
2551:1219–1295
2504:Lithuania
2426:Gibraltar
2245:Lithuania
1999:Calvinist
1870:Lithuania
1817:Lithuania
1800:5 October
1766:5 October
1726:5 October
1701:5 October
1676:5 October
1588:5 October
1562:5 October
1532:5 October
1344:5 October
1266:2 January
1072:Australia
817:Calvinism
678:Radziwiłł
599:Christian
522:Orthodox
393:Christmas
370:Lutherans
357:Lithuania
234:Monuments
158:Festivals
144:Mythology
137:Languages
3324:Category
3304:Category
3187:Calendar
3169:Religion
3159:Language
3079:airports
2988:Military
2881:counties
2864:Politics
2654:WWII and
2508:articles
2446:Svalbard
2431:Guernsey
2378:Abkhazia
2325:Slovenia
2320:Slovakia
2295:Portugal
2153:Bulgaria
1981:Lutheran
1954:Catholic
1923:Catholic
1659:, pg. 85
1642:14 April
1636:archived
1511:25 April
1417:25 April
1324:, p. 140
1176:See also
1113:Vytautas
1089:Karaites
1079:Rabbinic
1064:Zimbabwe
1044:yeshivot
982:Vytautas
884:Algirdas
833:and the
706:Reformed
702:Lutheran
638:Ĺ iauliai
570:Karaites
548:Baptists
517:Orthodox
511:Catholic
450:Orthodox
435:Catholic
374:Reformed
165:Religion
97:a series
95:Part of
42:(74.19%)
3288:Outline
3252:Symbols
3197:Cuisine
3179:Culture
3115:Society
3101:Tourism
3094:seaport
3025:Economy
2976:Speaker
2830:Forests
2815:Climate
2808:capital
2561:Kingdom
2516:History
2350:Ukraine
2300:Romania
2260:Moldova
2218:Ireland
2213:Iceland
2208:Hungary
2198:Germany
2193:Georgia
2183:Finland
2178:Estonia
2173:Denmark
2158:Croatia
2143:Belgium
2138:Belarus
2128:Austria
2123:Armenia
2118:Andorra
2113:Albania
1672:. USHMM
1411:Umc.org
1146:Romuvan
1098:Karaite
1041:and 10
1035:Vilnius
1029:during
1000:Judaism
996:faith.
972:of the
766:Livonia
712:in the
710:Germans
662:Prussia
494:
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403:History
382:Muslims
340:Vilnius
255:Symbols
151:Cuisine
123:History
62:(0.56%)
3309:Portal
3257:anthem
3227:Design
3192:Cinema
3154:Health
3059:Energy
2967:Seimas
2845:Rivers
2803:Cities
2506:
2441:Jersey
2383:Kosovo
2345:Turkey
2335:Sweden
2315:Serbia
2305:Russia
2290:Poland
2285:Norway
2265:Monaco
2235:Latvia
2203:Greece
2188:France
2163:Cyprus
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1158:Romuva
1130:Romuva
1121:Turkic
1117:Trakai
1101:kenesa
1068:Brazil
1054:, the
1052:Israel
994:Muslim
852:, the
848:, the
811:BirĹľai
791:after
743:VyĹľiai
696:Today
666:Poland
558:Judaic
397:Easter
214:Cinema
130:People
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3247:Sport
3222:Music
3089:roads
3042:Banks
2850:Towns
2835:Lakes
2825:Flora
2556:Duchy
2531:Balts
2524:Early
2416:Ă…land
2330:Spain
2255:Malta
2225:Italy
1439:(PDF)
1385:(PDF)
1378:(PDF)
1295:5 May
1285:(PDF)
948:Islam
636:near
498:13.7%
444:74.2%
342:is a
225:Sport
204:Radio
196:Media
186:Music
3267:flag
3237:Name
3084:rail
3064:Euro
2949:LGBT
1802:2017
1789:ISBN
1768:2017
1728:2017
1703:2017
1678:2017
1644:2018
1590:2017
1564:2017
1534:2017
1513:2010
1491:2022
1465:2022
1419:2010
1393:2022
1346:2017
1297:2007
1268:2022
1081:and
1070:and
821:The
768:and
720:and
550:and
485:6.1%
472:2.3%
459:3.7%
395:and
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2932:Law
1868:in
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