Ethnicity, Language, & Religion of Lithuania
Ethnicity
Most of the people living in Lithuania are ethnic Lithuanians, although there are significant Polish and Russian minorities. The Lithuanians are most closely related to the other Baltic states ethnically, particularly Latvia, but also Estonia and even Finland to lesser degrees.
Language
The official language of Lithuania is Lithuanian, although the Polish and Russian minority groups also speak Polish and Russian natively. Lithuanian is most closely related to Latvian and is considered a Baltic language. Although the only official language, many of the Polish and Russians never learn this language.
Most of the members of the older generation in Lithuania speak Russian as a second language, while most of the younger population speaks English as a second language. Both of these languages tend to be the language of communication between different language speaker and each is widely understood by segments of the population.