Lithuania Facts

Lithuania's Information

Land Area	62,680 km²
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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Largest Cities	Vilnius (542,366) Kaunas (374,643) Klaipeda (192,307) Siauliai (130,587) Panevezys (117,395) Alytus (70,747) Dainava (Kaunas) (70,000) Eiguliai (61,700) View all cities in Lithuania

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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