The Lithuanian Wikipedia ( lt, Lietuviškoji Vikipedija) is the Lithuanian version of

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. It is the largest free Lithuanian

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. The Wikipedia started in 2003, however gained a significant number of articles only in 2004. On December 14, 2005, the Lithuanian Wikipedia reached 10,000 articles, and on February 26, 2006, it reached 40,000 articles. The milestone of 50,000 articles was reached on August 1, 2007, and the next milestone, 100,000 articles, on January 18, 2010. As of , it has about articles. As of October 2022, it was the second most visited language Wikipedia in

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

, with 9 million page views in that month, only being surpassed by the

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, with 10 million page views.Page views by country - English Wikipedia

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File:Wikipedia-lt-100k.png, The Lithuanian Wikipedia's 100K commemorative logo

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* Lithuanian Wikipedia Main page * History of Lithuanian Wikipedia *
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