General information
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| Official Name |
Republic of Lithuania
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| State System |
Parliamentary Republic |
| Capital |
Vilnius |
| State language |
Lithuanian |
| Population |
3 403 300
83.5% are ethnic Lithuanians, 6.7% Polish, 6.3% Russians, and 3.5% of other nationalities |
| Vote |
Universal suffrage since 18 years |
| Religions |
Catholics, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, others |
| Administrative structure |
Lithuania is divided into 10 counties: Alytus, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Marijampolė, Panevėžys, Šiauliai, Tauragė, Telšiai, Utena, Vilnius. |
| Currency |
Litas. The current exchange rate is 3.4528 Lt = 1 EUR
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| Location |
Lithuania lies in the eastern Europe, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. In the north Lithuania borders with Latvia, in the east and south with Belorussia, in the south-west with Poland and with the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. According to the French National Geographical Institute, Lithuania is the geographic center of Europe. |
| Area |
65 300 sq.km |
| Climate |
The climate of Lithuania is transitional between maritime and continental. In the 12-15 kilometers-wide coastal zone it is maritime, and in the Eastern part of the country it is continental. |
| Landscape |
Lithuania is part of the East European Plain. On the territory of Lithuania hilly uplands alternate with lowland plains. |
| Highest point |
Juozapine Hill: 293,6 m. above sea level |
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