Lithuania Facts
- Name: Lithuania
(long form) Republic of Lithuania - Capital City: Vilnius (560,190 pop.)
(850,300 metro) - Lithuania Population: 3,515,858 (2013 est.)
- World Populations (all countries)
- Currency: Lithuanian Litas
(conversion rates)
500 Litas - Ethnicity: Lithuanian 84%, Polish 6.1%, Russian 4.9%, Belarusian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.9%
- GDP total: $64.8 billion (2012 est.)
- GDP per capita: $20,100 (2012 est.)
- Land Sizes
- Language: Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4%
- Largest Cities: (by population) Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai, Panevezys
- Name: The first known record of the name Lithuania comes from an 11th century story which recorded a Latinized Slavic form of the name Lietuva. Despite the known origin, the meaning behind the name is still debated amongst scholars to this day.
- National Day: February 16
- Religion: Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5%
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Lithuania's Information

Land Area | 62,680 km2 |
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Water Area | 2,620 km2 |
Total Area | 65,300km2 (#121) |
Population | 2,854,235 (#140) |
Population Density | 45.54/km2 |
Government Type | Semi-presidential Republic |
GDP (PPP) | $85.62 Billion |
GDP Per Capita | 29,900$ |
Currency | Litas (LTL) |
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This page was last updated on April 7, 2017.