Vilnius is the capital of the Republic of Lithuania – one of the three Baltic countries in Northern Europe along with Estonia and Latvia. It is worth getting acquainted with interesting facts about Vilnius and Lithuania. 1. A settlement existed in the area as early as the tenth century, and the first written mention of it dates back to 1128. 2. The boundaries of the city of Vilnius cover an area of 401 sq. km, the population of which in 2016 was 544 thousand people. 3. In 1862, the railway