About Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the southwest. Across the Baltic Sea to the west lie Sweden and Denmark. Its population is 3.28 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius.
Official language: Lithuanian
Ethnic groups:
- 84.0 % Lithuanian
- 6.1 % Polish
- 4.9 % Russian
- 5.0 % other minority groups
Area: 65,300 km2.
Neighbouring states: Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Russia.
Climate: between maritime and continental. Average temperature in July is 23°C, and average temperature in January is -4.9°C.
Landscape: Lithuania is a flat country, lowland plains make up 75% of its territory.
Capital: Vilnius.
Form of government: parliamentary democracy.
Head of state: President.
The executive branch: Government (appointed by the President).
The legislative branch: Seimas (unicameral parliament, direct election).
Administrative division: Еhe territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties. Counties are subdivided into 60 municipalities. Municipalities consist of 546 elderships.
Largest cities according to the population: Vilnius (553,200), Kaunas (373,700), Klaipėda (191,600), Šiauliai (132,700), Panevėžys (118,800).
Religion: Roman Catholic Church. There are also communities of Eastern Orthodox Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Evangelical Reformation Church, Old Believers, Judaism, Islam, and others.
Life expectancy: average life expectancy for Lithuanians: 71 years; men: 66, women: 77.
National currency: Litas (LTL). 3.4528 LTL = 1 EUR
Joined NATO in 2004. Joined European Union in 2004 Joined Schengen area in 2008
Time zone: EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
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