Lithuania
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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.[10]
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Republic of Lithuania | |
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Anthem: Tautiška giesmė National Hymn | |
Capital and largest city | Vilnius 54°41′N 25°19′E |
Official languages | Lithuanian |
Other languages | |
Ethnic groups (2015[1]) |
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Demonym(s) | Lithuanian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic[2][3][4][5] |
Gitanas Nausėda | |
Ingrida Šimonytė | |
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | |
Legislature | Seimas |
Independence from Russia / Germany (1918) | |
• First mention of Lithuania | 9 March 1009 |
• Coronation of Mindaugas | 6 July 1253 |
• Union with Poland | 2 February 1386 |
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth created | 1 July 1569 |
24 October 1795 | |
• Independence declared | 16 February 1918 |
• Lithuanian SSR | 15 June 1940 |
• Nazi German occupation | 22 June 1941 |
• Liberation from the Nazi occupation | July 1944 |
• Independence restored | 11 March 1990 |
• Independence recognized by the Soviet Union | 6 September 1991 |
17 September 1991 | |
• Joined the European Union | 1 May 2004 |
Area | |
• Total | 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi) (121st) |
• Water (%) | 1.35 |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 2,794,329[6] (137th) |
• Density | 43/km2 (111.4/sq mi) (173rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $107 billion[7] (83rd) |
• Per capita | $38,751[7] (38th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $56 billion[7] (80th) |
• Per capita | $20,355[7] (42nd) |
Gini (2018) | 36.9[8] medium |
HDI (2018) | 0.869[9] very high · 34th |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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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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.