Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Europe
Region
Baltic states
Area
65,301 km²
Country Bounds
N: 56.4469, S: 53.9013, W: 20.9415, E: 26.8719
Landlocked
No
Coordinates of Capital
Vilnius (54.68722, 25.28)
Terrain
lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Climate
transitional, between maritime and continentalwet, moderate winters and summers
Border Countries
Belarus 640 kmLatvia 544 kmPoland 100 kmRussia (Kaliningrad) 261 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Vilnius
Government Type
Republic
Established
1991
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +2 hours (During Daylight Saving Time, it shifts to UTC +3 hours)
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
2,801,543
Population Density
44.53 people/km²
Nationality
Noun: Lithuanian(s) Adjective: Lithuanian
Distribution
fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port of Klaipeda
National anthem, symbols, and other important cultural identifiers.
National Anthem
"Tautiska giesme" (The National Song)
National Holiday
Independence Day (or National Day), 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia and Germany; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Lithuanian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union
National Symbols
mounted knight known as Vytis (the Chaser), white stork
National Colors
yellow, green, red
National Dish
Cepelinai
Economy
Currency, GDP, and other key economic information.
Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Infrastructure
Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce.
Internet TLD
.lt
Calling Code
+370
+370-310 – Varena
+370-313 – Druskininkai
+370-315 – Alytus
Barcode Prefix
477
Internet Hosts
1,205,000
Internet Users
1,964,000
Phones (Mobile)
5,000,000 lines
Phones (Landline)
667,300 lines
Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe, nestled between Latvia and Russia, and to the west of Belarus, with a coastline along the Baltic Sea.