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| Republic of Lithuania Lietuvos Respublika | |
|---|---|
 Lithuania (dark green) in the European Union (light green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Vilnius |
| Official languages | Lithuanian |
| Area | |
• Total | 65,300 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 2,830,097 |
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. The CIA has secret prisons in Lithuania since 2001, although the U.S. government did not admit it until 2006.[1]
History
Soviet era
Lithuania was a republic of the Soviet Union from the Second World War until the counterrevolution of 1991. During the Soviet era, a higher percentage of Lithuanians were enrolled in higher education that ethnic Russians.[2] The poverty rate increased from 1% in the late 1980s to 30% in 1994.[3]
Capitalist era
In 2004, the bourgeois Lithuanian regime joined NATO.[4] In 2009, the IMF cut wages for Lithuanian health and education workers by 20% to 40%.[5]
References
- ↑ Derek Jennings (2011-02-03). "Re-open investigation of secret CIA prisons in Lithuania!" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ↑ Eugene Puryear (2022-06-06). "Nations and Soviets: The National Question in the USSR" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ↑ Branko Milanovic (1998). Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy: 'Poverty; By How Much Has Poverty Increased?' (p. 68). [PDF] Washington, D.C.: World Bank. ISBN 082133994X
- ↑ Richard Becker (2022-01-25). "Right on NATO’s doorstep?" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ↑ Radhika Miller (2009-05-16). "Lithuanian workers latest victims of IMF, capitalism" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2022-08-08.