Lithuania

Introduction

Capital: Vilnius

Population

Total Population (million): 3.38

Annual growth rate: -0.5%

Density: 54 inhab./km²

Urban population: 66.6%

Population of main cities excluding suburbs: Vilnius (540,000); Kaunas (350,000); Klaipeda (180,000); Šiauliai (130,000); Panevezis (110,000)

Ethnic Origins: 83.5% Lithuanians, 6.7% Polish, 6.3% Russians and 3.5% other nationalities.

Official Language: Lithuanian

Other languages spoken: Russian and Polish are also spoken in the country. Indeed, Russian-speaking citizens represent approximately 9% of the population and Poles, about 7%. Therefore, Russian is the second language of Lithuanians. In Lithuania, there are also some minorities speaking Ukrainian, Bielorussian, Latvian and Tatar.

Business language: Lithuanian, Russian and English.

Religion: Catholics 73%, Orthodox 5%, Protestants 1%, Others 21%.

Literacy rate: 99.6%

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Country overview

Area: 65,300 km²

Type of State: Republic based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of economy: A stable, diversified, fast-growing and attractive economy with great potentials of development.
The most attractive business and investment climate among the new member countries of the EU.

HDI*: 0.862

HDI (world rank): 43/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

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Humidity: 100% | Wind: -3 km/h
Sunrise: 8:40 am | Sunset: 3:54 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather, Vilnius