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Time zone: | GMT +2 (Eastern European time) |
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Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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Main languages: | Lithuanian | Other languages: Polish, Russian |
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euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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Internet Domain: | .lt | International Dialling Code: 370 |
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For help planning your trip to Lithuania including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Lithuania trip planning page.
Further information on Lithuania
Discover more about Lithuania - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 65,300 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 90 km (Baltic Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Belarus (680km), Latvia (576km), Poland (91km), Russia (227km)
Highest mountain: Juozapines Kalnas (294m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Lithuania from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
Index | Status | Rank | |
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Freedom in the World | Free | - | |
Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 38/167 | |
Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 15/179 | |
Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 31/179 | |
ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - | |
Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 39/174 | |
Overall Ranking: | 30/195 |
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Lithuania Status: Independent Country
Population: 3,505,738 (rank: 131/196) Density: 53.6 people/sq km (rank: 123/196)
Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 83.4%, Polish 6.7%, Russian 6.3%, other or unspecified 3.6% (2001 census)
Religions: 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)
GDP (PPP): $67.43 billion GDP per capita: $22,600 (rank: 48/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.