FORUMO PUSLAPIS LIETUVIAMS Interesting facts about Lithuania The name of Lithuania was mentioned for the first time in the Annals of Quedlinburg in 1009. That's old. According to a study made by a French scientist in 1989, Lithuania is in the geographical center of Europe. The Lithuanian language is more ancient than Greek, Latin, German, Celtic, or the Slav tongues. It belongs to the Indo-European group. Some philologists generally agree that Lithuanian is the most ancient of all the living languages. From a ranking in 2011, Lithuania ranked first worldwide for internet upload and download speed. I can attest to that. Basketball is the most popular sport. Several Lithuanians have become NBA players, maybe most famous is Arvydas Sabonis. By the end of the XIV century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe, and included Belarus and parts of Ukraine. Lithuania was the first to declare independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Vilnius University was the first University in the Eastern Europe. Basketball For you, basketball most likely is just a game, but for Lithuania, it means far more. Particularly since the summer of 1992, when the Lithuanian team took the Barcelona Olympics by a storm, bringing home the bronze medal just when our nation needed it the most. Basketball has since provided inspiration and become a symbol of our freedom. Basketball is practically worshiped as a religion by Lithuanians. Every time we have an international competition, Lithuanians will trek to wherever it’s held…by the thousands. And always with our yellow, green, and red flags, our drums, our uniforms, our songs, and our loud chants. If you want to know why basketball means so much to us, watch the documentary The Other Dream Team, produced by Marius A.Markevičius. ? Lithuanian TO players ? Xenon TO, YouTuber - Channel Xone, Forum Helper - Profile (DM for any worthy mentions that I am unaware of) ?️ Pictures ?️