Facts
10+ Amazing Facts About Lithuania
The Center of Europe
As per a review made by a French researcher in 1989, Lithuania is situated in a topographical focus of Europe. After he re-assessed the limits of the mainland Europe in 1989, Jean-George Affholder, a researcher from the French National Geographic Institute verified that the geographic focus of Europe is situated at 54°54′N 25°19′E, close to a Lithuanian town named Purnuškės. The technique that he utilized for computing this point depended on the focal point of gravity of the mathematical figure of Europe.