Lithuania is an unique country – green and flat land in the north of Europe, ashore the Baltic Sea. It is one of the three Baltic countries. The capital of Lithuania – Vilnius has always been a multinational, multilingual, and multicultural European city. Lithuania is referred to as the Centre of Europe by its cultural criteria. There is a lot of beautiful and pristine nature, fascinating cities, clean air, security, friendly people, eventful, and pulsating cultural life in Lithuania. |
Total area: 65,300 sq. km or 25,174 sq. miles Population: 2 823 000 Language: Lithuanian Currency: Euro Local time: GMT + 2 hours International telephone code: +370 Geographical location: The Republic of Lithuania lies on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea |
Neighbour countries: Latvia, Russia, Poland and Belarus Government: Democratic Republic Ethnicity: Lithuanian – 83.5%, Polish – 6.7%, Russian – 6.3%, Belarusian – 1.2%, other – 2.3% Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic (approximately 80% of the total population) Electricity: 220 V, 50 Hz. European style 2-pin plugs Climate: Oceanic/continental. Average temperature in July is +17°C, in January – -4.9°C, inMay – +13°C More information about Lithuania: here |