Grand Duchy of Lithuania also re-established the permanent capital of the Grand Duchy in Vilnius, presumably moving it from Trakai in 1323; some researchers, such as Maciej Stryjkowski, claim that Navahrudak was the capital of the 13th century state. Lithuania was in an ideal position to inherit the western and the southern parts of Kievan Rus'. While almost every other state around it had been plundered or defeated by the Mongols, the hordes stopped at the modern borders of Belarus, and the core territory of the Grand Duchy was left mostly untouched. The weak control of the Mongols over the areas they had conquered
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