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Lithuania - MSN Encarta (1587 words) |
 | In Lithuania, a special commission was formed in 1988 to propose amendments to the republic’s constitution in order to accommodate Gorbachev’s reforms; members of the commission founded the coalition Sjūdis (the Lithuanian Movement for Reconstruction). |
| In December 2002 Lithuania was one of ten countries formally invited to join the European Union (EU) as part of a long-planned expansion of that organization. |
| Lithuania entered NATO in April 2004, and it was admitted as a full member of the EU one month later. |
| Lithuania (02/07) (5081 words) |
| In 2005, Lithuania's GDP increased by 7.6%, and in 2006, by 7.4%. |
| Urbanization increased from 39% in 1959 to 68% in 1989. |
| Lithuania maintains foreign diplomatic missions in 60 countries on six continents, a consular post in one country that is not represented by an embassy, consular posts led by Honorary Consuls in 32 countries that are not represented by an embassy, and a special mission in one country without other diplomatic representation. |
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