Lithuania
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Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in Northern Europe. One of the three Baltic states, it is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.9 million people as of 2015, and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Lithuanians are a Baltic people. The official language, Lithuanian, along with Latvian, are the only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
History
For centuries, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Mindaugas, the King of Lithuania, united the Lithuanian lands, and the first unified Lithuanian state, the Kingdom of Lithuania, was created on 6 July 1253. During the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe; present-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were the territories of the Grand Duchy. With the Lublin Union of 1569, Lithuania and Poland formed a voluntary two-state union, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted over two centuries, until neighboring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772–95, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory.
As World War I neared its end, Lithuania's Act of Independence was signed on 16 February 1918, declaring the establishment of a sovereign State of Lithuania. Starting in 1940, Lithuania was occupied first by the Soviet Union and then by Nazi Germany. As World War II neared its end in 1944 and the Germans retreated, the Soviet Union reoccupied Lithuania. On 11 March 1990, a year before the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare itself independent, restoring an independent State of Lithuania.
Lithuania is a member of the European Union, the Council of Europe, a full member of the Schengen Agreement and NATO. It is also a member of the Nordic Investment Bank and part of the Nordic-Baltic cooperation of Northern European countries. The United Nations Human Development Index lists Lithuania as a "very high human development" country. Lithuania has been among the fastest-growing economies in the European Union and is ranked 20th in the world in the Ease of Doing Business Index. On 1 January 2015, Lithuania adopted the euro as the official currency and became the 19th member of the Eurozone.
Spanking and Spanking Art in Lithuania
In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.
As of May 2008, Lithuania prohibits corporal punishment in schools.
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Prostitution in Lithuania
Prostitution in Lithuania is illegal, but it is expected. Law enforcement is weak, corrupt, and reputedly connected to organized crime. It is estimated that there are 3,000 prostitutes in the capital of Vilnius. Many of them are foreign, predominantly Russian, but there are also significant numbers from Belarus, Ukraine, and Poland. Street prostitution, including underage prostitutes, is generally controlled by criminal elements.
Legal situation
The Code of Administrative Offences prohibits both prostitution itself and buying sex. The Criminal Code does not permit related activities. Public order laws are also used against prostitutes.
Code of Administrative Offences
Prostitution itself and the clients of prostitutes are criminalized by Article 1821 of the Administrative Code. The penalty is a fine of €86 to €144 for a single offense and €144 to €288 for repeat offenses. Repeat offenders may also be subject to administrative arrest for up to thirty days.
External links
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Lithuania ]
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