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Republic of Lithuania

Republic of Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublika  (Lithuanian)
Flag of Lithuania
Coat of Arms of Lithuania
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Tautiška giesmė
National Hymn
Locator map of Lithuania
Location of  Lithuania  (dark green)

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Vilnius
54°41′N 25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E / 54.683; 25.317
Official languages Lithuanian
Ethnic groups (2015)
Demonym Lithuanian
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Saulius Skvernelis
Viktoras Pranckietis
Legislature Seimas
Independence from Russia / Germany (1918)
9 March 1009
• Coronation of Mindaugas
6 July 1253
2 February 1386
1 July 1569
24 October 1795
16 February 1918
15 June 1940
22 June 1941
July 1944
11 March 1990
• Independence recognized by the Soviet Union
6 September 1991
1 May 2004
Area
• Total
65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi) (123rd)
• Water (%)
1.35
Population
• 2017 estimate
2,842,412 (137th)
• Density
43/km2 (111.4/sq mi) (173rd)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$86 billion
• Per capita
$29,900 (41st)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$43 billion
• Per capita
$14,900 (49th)
Gini (2015) Negative increase 37.9
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.839
very high · 37th
Currency Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)
EEST (UTC+3)
Date format yyyy-mm-dd (CE)
Drives on the right
Calling code +370
ISO 3166 code LT
Internet TLD .lta
  1. Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states.

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]

Coordinates: 55°N 24°E / 55°N 24°E / 55; 24

Lithuania (UK and US: Listeni/ˌlɪθˈniə/,Lithuanian: Lietuva [lʲɪɛtʊˈvɐ]), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in Northern Europe. One of the three Baltic states, it is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.9 million people as of 2015, and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Lithuanians are a Baltic people. The official language, Lithuanian, along with Latvian, is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.


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