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Lithuania - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
3,575,439 (July 2007 est.)total population: 74.44 years
male: 69.46 years
female: 79.69 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Lithuanian 83.4%, Polish 6.7%, Russian 6.3%, other or unspecified 3.6% (2001 census)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)
LanguagesLiteracy
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary democracy Vilnius
IndependanceNational day
11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by Soviet Union)Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union
ConstitutionLegal system
adopted 25 October 1992based on civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$30.2 billion (2006 est.)7.4% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$15,100 (2006 est.)3.7%
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
4% (2003)3.8% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$14.64 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$18.25 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$5.22 billion (2006 est.)litas (LTL)
Military expenditures
1.9% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia 65,200 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summerspeat, arable land, amber


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
4.353 million (2005).lt
Internet hostsInternet users
148,675 (2006)1.222 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
91 (2006)1,771 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
79,497 km gas 1,696 km; oil 228 km; refined products 121 km (2006)