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The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake and sometimes referred to as a full-fledged sea. [2] [3] [4] An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau.
The Hanseatic League [a] was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the League expanded between the 13th and 15th centuries and ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across eight modern-day countries, ranging from Estonia in the north and east, to the ...
The swastika symbol (Lithuanian: sūkurėlis) is a traditional Baltic ornament, [112] [179] found on relics dating from at least the 13th century. [180] The swastika for Lithuanians represent the history and memory of their Lithuanians ancestors as well as the Baltic people at large. [ 180 ]
The ship is managed by Synergy Marine Group. In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro.
The economy of Lithuania is the largest economy among the three Baltic states. [35][36] Lithuania is a member of the European Union and belongs to the group of very high human development countries and is a member of the WTO and OECD. In the 1990s, Lithuania rapidly moved from a centrally planned economy to a market economy, implementing ...
CNN commentator Van Jones applauded Vice President Harris for letting her “guard down” during the Democratic presidential nominee’s event with media mogul Oprah Winfrey. Jones praised the ...
The Baltic Sea coast in the east of Schleswig-Holstein is marked by bays, fjords, and cliff lines. Rolling hills (the highest elevation is the Bungsberg at 168 metres or 551 feet) and many lakes are found, especially in the eastern part of Holstein called the Holstein Switzerland and the former Duchy of Lauenburg ( Herzogtum Lauenburg ).
Coat of arms of Lithuania Lietuvos herbas Vytis (Pogonia, Pahonia) Armiger Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania Adopted 1366 (first documented) 4 September 1991 (1991-09-04) (current official version) Shield Gules, an armoured knight armed cap-à-pie mounted on a horse salient holding in his dexter hand a sword Argent above his head. A shield Azure hangs on the sinister shoulder ...