Lublin Triangle

The Lublin Triangle is an economic, cultural and political format of three European countries – Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine for the purposes of strengthening military, cultural and economic cooperation with one another along with supporting Ukraine's integration in the EU. The countries of the Lublin Triangle have declared their support to the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity within internationally recognized borders and call for an end to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Lublin Triangle supports granting Ukraine the status of NATO enhanced partner and state that granting Ukraine a NATO Membership Action Plan is the next necessary step in this direction.[1][2][3]

Lublin Triangle (LT, TL, ЛТ)
Lublin Triangle countries
Membership	Lithuania  Poland  Ukraine
Establishment	28 July 2020
Area
• Total	981,607 km^2 (379,001 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 estimate	82,468,178 (excluding Crimea and Sevastopol)
• Density	81/km^2 (209.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$1.840 trillion (16th)
• Per capita	$28,591
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$800,1 billion
• Per capita	$12,903

The tripartite format is based on the traditions and historical ties of the three countries. The relevant joint declaration was adopted by the ministers on July 28 in Lublin, Poland. Lublin was chosen as the location as an intentional allusion to the medieval Union of Lublin that created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest countries in Europe at the time.

Initiatives

Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade emblem

LITPOLUKRBRIG, 2016

Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade

Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade is a multinational unit with capabilities of a general military brigade, designed for conducting independent military operations in accordance with international law or participating in such actions. It is composed of the three countries’ special military units selected from the 21st Podhale Rifleman Brigade (Poland), the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade (Ukraine), and the Grand Duchess Birute Uhlan Battalion (Lithuania).

Since 2016, LITPOLUKRBRIG has been an important element of NATO actions aimed at implementing NATO standards in Armed Forces of Ukraine. The brigade's main activities include training Ukrainian officers and military units in these standards, planning and conducting operational tasks, and maintaining operational readiness.

Country comparison

Name	Lithuania	Poland	Ukraine
Official name	Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika)	Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska)	Ukraine (Україна)
Coat of arms
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Population	2,794,329[4]	38,383,000[5]	41,660,982 (excluding Crimea and Sevastopol)[6]
Area	65,300 km^2 (25,200 sq mi)	312,696 km^2 (120,733 sq mi)	603,628 km^2 (233,062 sq mi)
Population Density	43/km^2 (111.4/sq mi)	123/km^2 (318.6/sq mi)	73.8/km^2 (191.1/sq mi)
Government	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic	Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
Capital	Vilnius – 580,020 (810,290 Metro)	Warsaw – 1,783,321 (3,100,844 Metro)	Kiev – 2,950,800 (3,375,000 Metro)
Largest City
Official language	Lithuanian (de facto and de jure)	Polish (de facto and de jure)	Ukrainian (de facto and de jure)
Current Head of Government	Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis (Independent; 2016–present)	Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (Law and Justice; 2017–present)	Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal (Independent; 2020–present)
Current Head of State	President Gitanas Nausėda (Independent; 2019–present)	President Andrzej Duda (Law and Justice; 2015–present)	President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Servant of the People; 2019–present)
Main religions	77.2% Roman Catholic, 4.1% Eastern Orthodox, 0.8% Old Believers, 0.6% Lutheran, 0.2% Reformed, 0.9% others	87.58% Roman Catholic, 7.10% Opting out of answer, 1.28% Other faiths, 2.41% Irreligious, 1.63% Not stated	67.3% Eastern Orthodox, 9.4% Greek Catholic, 0.8% Roman Catholic, 7.7% unspecified Christian, 2.2% Protestant, 0.4% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist, 11.0% unaffiliated
Ethnic groups	84.2% Lithuanians, 7.1% Poles, 5.8% Russians, 1.2% Belarusians, 0.5% Ukrainians, 1.7% other	98% Poles, 2% other or undeclared	77.8% Ukrainians, 17.3% Russians, 0.8% Romanians and Moldovans, 0.6% Belarusians, 0.5% Crimean Tatars, 0.4% Bulgarians, 0.3% Hungarians, 0.3% Poles, 1.7% other
GDP (nominal)	$54,219 billion (2018) (80th) $20,355 per capita (2018) (42th)	$585.816 billion (2018) (21st) $15,426 per capita (2018)(56th)	$161.872 billion (2020 estimate) (56th) $3,881 per capita (2020 estimate) (119th)
External debt (nominal)	$34.48 billion (2016) – 31.6 % of GDP	$281.812 billion (2019) – 47.5 % of GDP	$47.9 billion (2018) – 46.9 % of GDP
GDP (PPP)	$107 billion (2018) (83th) $38,751 per capita (2018) (38th)	$1.215 trillion (2018) (23rd) $32,005 per capita (2018) (41st)	$429.947 billion (2018) (48th) $10,310 per capita (2018) (108th)
Currency	Euro (€) – EUR	Polish złoty (zł) – PLN	Ukrainian hryvnia (₴) – UAH
Human Development Index	0.869 very high 34th 0.774 very high IHDI 13th	0.872 very high 34nd 0.801 very high IHDI 27th	0.750 high 88th 0.701 high IHDI 54th

References

1. "Kuleba, Czaputowicz and Linkevičius launched the Lublin Triangle - a new format of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania". 28 July 2020.
2. "Joint Declaration of Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Lithuania and Ukraine on establishing Lublin Triangle". 28 July 2020.
3. "Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine". 28 July 2020.
4. "Pradžia – Oficialiosios statistikos portalas". osp.stat.gov.lt.
5. demografia.stat.gov.pl/. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison. As of December 31, 2019". stat.gov.pl.
6. "Population (by estimate) as of June 1, 2020. Average annual populations January-May 2020".