Islam in Lithuania the anniversary of Vytautas, the duke who brought Tatars and Islam to Lithuania. That mosque is called Vytautas Didysis Mosque after the Grand Duke Vytautas. In the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, however, no mosque remains, as Russians destroyed the Lukiškės Mosque which was there. The Lithuanian Tatar community is trying to rebuild the mosque, but faces various problems, including lack of funds as well as certain actions by the government of Vilnius city municipality. Currently, only several thousand Lithuanian Tatars remain, making up an estimated 0.1% of the country's population; however, with the restoration of Lithuanian independence, they are experiencing
Geography of Lithuania is environmentally unsound. Moreover, exploitation of these resources will depend on Lithuania's ability to attract capital and technology from abroad. "Natural resources:" peat, arable land, amber Land use: Irrigated land: 13.4 km² (2011) Total renewable water resources: 24.9 km (2011) Area: Comparative area Land boundaries: Coastline: 90 km. The coastline consists of 20 kilometres from Klaipėda, 50 kilometres at Cape Nehrung, and 21 kilometres in the region of Palanga and the mouth of the Šventoji river. "The "Memelland" occupies two-thirds of the Lithuanian coast-line." Maritime claims: Elevation extremes: Geography of Lithuania Lithuania is a country in the Baltic region of