New Indian mission to be opened in Lithuania.  

Why in news?

• The Cabinet has approved the opening of a new Indian Mission in Lithuania in 2022.

About Lithuania

• Lithuania is an eastern European country situated on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea.
• Largest among the three Baltic states, it shares its borders Latvia on the north, Belarus on the east and south, and Poland and the Kaliningrad region of Russia on the southwest.
• It shares a maritime border with Sweden.
• Geographical Features:
  • Largest River: Neman (Nemunas).
  • Highest Point Location: Mount Juozapine.