Lithuania
Position: North-Eastern Europe
Position: North-Eastern Europe
| International name: | Lithuania |
| Local name: | Lietuva |
| AREA ................................................ | 65.200 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 3.607.899 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 55,3 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Vilnius |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Litas (LTL) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 13107 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,599 (41th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Baltic Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Juozapines Kalnas 294 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 11 March 1990 (independence declared from Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (Soviet Union recognizes Lithuania's independence) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .lt |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +370 |
North-Eastern Europe country
| Vilnius | 27/11/2024 | 22:47 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook