Information about Lithuania
Statistics
- Area: 65,200 km²
- Population: 3,607,899 (July 2004)
- Capital: Vilnius
- Language: Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian
- Religion: Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
- Climate: Transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
- Time Zone: UTC/GMT +2hrs
- Currency: Lithuanian Litas (LTL)
Location
Lithuania is in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, With a total of 1,273 km land borders and 99 km coastline at The Baltic Sea, Lithuania shares its borders with Belarus (502 km), Latvia (453 km), Poland (91 km), Russia (Kaliningrad, 227 km).
|
 |