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Capital: Vilnius
Official language: Lithuanian
Area: 65.300 km2
Population: 3.394.000
National currency: Litas (LTL) 3.4528 Lt = 1 euro
Geographical situation: Lithuania is a state located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
Neighboring countries: Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Russia
Independence:
  • Announced on 16 February 1918
  • Restored on 11 March 1990
Form  of Government: Parliamentary democracy
Head of State:
  • President - Dalia Grybauskaitė (since 12 July 2009)
  • Government of the Republic of Lithunia (Andrius Kubilius - Prime Minister since 8 December 2008)
  • Seimas of the Republic o Lithuania (Irena Degutienė - Speaker of the Seimas since 17 September 2009)
International membership:
  • NATO member  since 29 March, 2004
  • Member of European Union since  1 May, 2004
Largest cities (number of inhabitants):
  • Vilnius (548 835)
  • Kaunas (348 624)
  • Klaipėda (182 752)
  • Šiauliai (125 453)
  • Panevėžys (111 959)
Administrative division:
  • The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties.
  • Counties are subdivided into 60 municipalities.
  • Municipalities consist of 546 elderships
  
Ethnic composition (%):
  • Lithuanians: 83.5
  • Poles: 6.7
  • Russians: 6.3
  • Belorussians: 1.2
  • Other: 2.3

The total number of nationalities living in Lithuania is 115
Religion: Most Lithuanians belong to Roman Catholic Church. There are also Eastern Orthodox, Evangelical Lutheran, Reformed Church, Eastern Orthodox, Judaism, Islam and other religions.

Life expectancy:
  • Average life expectancy in Lithuania is 71 year
  • Average female life expectancy  is 77 year
  • Average male life expectancy  is 66 year
Landscape: Lithuania’s is a flat land with plains covering approximately 75 % of the country
Climate:

Ranges between maritime and continental. The average temperatures are +23°C in July and -4.9°C in January.

  
Public holidays:
  • The New Year (1 January)
  • Independence Day (16 February)
  • The Day of the Restoration of Independence (11 March)
  • Easter (the first Sunday and Monday after the first full moon after the spring equinox)
  • International Labour Day (1 May)
  • Rasos and Joninės Day (Midsummer Day - 24 June)
  • The Day of the Coronation of King Mindaugas (6 July)
  • Žolinė (Feast of the Assumption – 15 August)
  • All Saints Day (1 November)
  • Christmas Eve (24 December)
  • Holy Christmas (25–26 December)