Location and Geography. Lithuania is on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Just over 40‚500 square miles (65‚000 square kilometers) in area‚ it shares borders with Poland and Kaliningrad (Russian Federation) in the southwest‚ Belarus in the east‚ and Latvia in the north. The country is divided into four regions: Aukštaitija‚ the highlands in the northeast and central portion of the country; Žemaitija‚ the lowlands in the west‚ stretching from the Baltic coast to the Nevėžis river; Dzūkija‚ in the southeast;
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smallest of the three Baltic states‚ the main geographical landscape of plains‚ agricultural land‚ forests and swamps. All position low and flat‚ with an average elevation of less than 50 meters. Mild climate‚ influenced by the North Atlantic Drift‚ warm in winter and cool in summer. Average annual rainfall of 480-580 mm. Form of transportation and communication available in that region Estonia is an open economy‚ excellent transportation links and central location in the Baltic Sea Region make it an
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Nystadt was signed‚ which confirmed Russia’s annexation of former Swedish territory along the Baltic coast. This was marked as Peters single greatest triumph and after the treaty was signed‚ he took the titles Peter the Great and Emperor‚ in effect marking Russia’s imperial age. The low point in Peter’s military career came in 1711 along the Pruth River in a war against Turkey. Peter led an army to the Black Sea through the Balkans. He expected support from the Balkan Christians against the Turks because
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Riders to the sea Summary of the play Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge Dustin Buckley‚ Yahoo Contributor Network Jul 12‚ 2010 "Share your voice on Yahoo websites. Start Here." * ------------------------------------------------- MORE: * ------------------------------------------------- Millington * ------------------------------------------------- Bundling FlagPost a comment The play begins with Maurya‚ who has fallen into a fitful sleep. She is certain that her son
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Lithuania Lithuania is a small piece of land at the Baltic Sea in the geographical centre of Europe. On the map of Europe Lithuania can hardly catch your attention‚ because its area is only 65‚000 sq. km. The borders of our country stretch for more than 1800 km. In the North it borders Latvia‚ in the East and in the South Belorussia‚ in the South – West Poland and the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation. The amber coastline with beautiful whitish beaches stretches for 99 km
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Research Essay Absolute rulers like Louis xiv and Peter the Great strengthened there countries butweakened them economically. They made great improvements to the armies and social aspects of the kingdom. But when they were improving all of these things it ended up costing them a great deal of money. Was it good to have a great army and government if everyone had no money? Absolutism is a political theory holding that all power should bevested in one ruler or other authority
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Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark which locates in the east side of the island of Zealand‚ facing the Baltic Sea and Sweden. It is the largest city in Scandinavia‚ population of there is ethnic make-up‚ including 78.4% Danish ‚7% western immigrants ‚14.5% non-western immigrants. Although Copenhagen in the northern Europe‚ it has an oceanic climate and many quays and canals. In “Monocle” magazine 2010‚Copenhagen was ranked the 2nd in “Top Most Livable Cities” and the “Best Design City”
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improve their language skills and meet a new ethnicities. Conversely‚ tourism has its negative side. Tourism in Latvia is remunerative only in summer season in cities like Jurmala‚ Ventspils‚ Liepaja and other cities that are in the coast of Baltic Sea where we can offer water sideshows‚ concerts and restaurants‚ but in winter season we do not have to offer anything remarkable‚ because our mountains are very small for winter sports entertainment. Nevertheless‚ we do not have a guarantee‚ that
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RESEARCH PAPER English B/History A‚ Spring 04 THE FALL OF ABSOLUTISM IN SWEDEN Christian Laning 2004-02-18 It was a typical November night with a light cold breeze in the air. The time was nine o clock in the evening and the date 30th of November 1718. The King was standing firm at his place on the parapet that was facing the fortress of Fredriksten. It was the second military campaign against Norway and the siege had only lasted for ten days‚ until an unexpected event
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Germany. In addition‚ Czechoslovakia received the Hultschin district from Germany; the largely German city of Danzig became a free city under the protection of the League of Nations; and Memel‚ a small strip of territory in East Prussia along the Baltic Sea‚ was ultimately placed under Lithuanian control. In total‚ Germany forfeited 13 percent of its European territory (more than 27‚000 square miles) and one-tenth of its population (between 6.5 and 7 million people). This angered many Germans‚ as now
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