Republic of Lithuania Lietuvos Respublika (Lithuanian) | |
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Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Vilnius 54°41′N 25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E |
Official languages | Lithuanian |
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Demonym(s) | Lithuanian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
Gitanas Nausėda | |
Ingrida Šimonytė | |
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | |
Legislature | Seimas |
Independence from Russia / Germany (1918) | |
9 March 1009 | |
• Coronation of Mindaugas | 6 July 1253 |
2 February 1386 | |
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth created | 1 July 1569 |
24 October 1795 | |
16 February 1918 | |
15 June 1940 | |
22 June 1941 | |
• Liberation from the Nazi occupation | July 1944 |
11 March 1990 | |
• Independence recognized by the Soviet Union | 6 September 1991 |
• Admitted to the United Nations | 17 September 1991 |
• Joined the European Union | 1 May 2004 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (121st) |
• Water (%) | 1.35 |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 2,794,329 (137th) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (173rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $107 billion (83rd) |
• Per capita | $38,751 (38th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $56 billion (80th) |
• Per capita | $20,355 (42nd) |
Gini (2018) | ▼ 36.9 medium |
HDI (2018) | 0.869 very high · 34th |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Date format | yyyy-mm-dd (CE) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +370 |
ISO 3166 code | LT |
Internet TLD | .lta |
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Lithuania is a country in Europe. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland to the south and Russia to the southwest. It is one of the Baltic states. The country's area is 65,300 km² and there are about 2.8 million people who live in Lithuania. The national language is the Lithuanian language, which is spoken by around 3 million people. Vilnius is the capital and largest city. Lithuania is a member of the European Union, NATO, and several other organizations.
The colors of the Lithuanian flag are yellow (at the top), for the sun, green (in the middle), for the fields, and red (at the bottom), for the blood of Lithuanians fighting for its independence.
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