Lithuania is what remains of a great kingdom in the 13th Century that has since reduced to a minuscule Baltic state. It was the last European country to accept Christianity, and pagan customs such as public toilet racing or the longest hair competition are still widely practiced.

Lithuania is the only country to debut the Eurovision with 0 points and the only Baltic state that never won the contest (or even made the top 5). The best Lithuanian result in fact carried a German flag when Lena Valaitis finished 2nd in 1981.

Facts
Capital: Vilnius
National sport: Basketball
National language: Basketball
Member of: EU, NATO, FIBA, NBA, ULEB, Euroleague, Eurobasket
Famous Lithuanians: They're all Basketball players
Motto: "Basketball, Basketball, Basketball!"

Sasha Son won the Lithuanian final "Dainu Daina". Some changes are expected for Moscow: English language, no live orchestra, 6 people on stage, and 3:00 minutes of song instead of 44:00 or so.

� Funk you too! - Fri 5 Mar

� Chilling out ... but doubts being had in Lithuania [vids] - Sun 5 Feb

� If you can stay awake....Lithuania - Thu 24 Feb

� Euforija in Lithuania - Sun 12 Feb

� Have you seen the Lithuanian final? Neither did the winner - Sun 4 Mar

� Ready... Set... ON SEASON! [video update] - Sat 20 Oct

� Lithuanian Result, or Something - Thu 20 Dec