QUICK FACTS ABOUT LITHUANIA .
| Capital: | Vilnius |
| Territory: | 65,200 sq km |
| Location: | Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia |
| Geographic coordinates: | 56 00 N, 24 00 E |
| Border countries: | Belarus 502 km, Poland 91 km, Latvia 453 km , Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km |
| Coastline: | 99 km |
| People in Latvia: |
Population: 3,601,138 (2002 est.) |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Jewish, Muslim |
| Languages: | Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian |
| Type of government: | Parliamentary democracy |
| Administrative divisions: | 10 counties include Alytaus, Kauno, Klaipedos, Marijampoles, Panevezio, Siauliu, Taurages, Telsiu, Utenos, Vilniaus. |
| Climate: | The climate is transitional (between maritime and continental). |
| Terrain: | Lowland |
| Elevation extremes: | Lowest point: Baltic
Sea 0 m Highest point: Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m |
| Flag description: | Three horizontal stripes. Yellow at the top, green in the middle, and red at the foot. |
| National Emblem: | Independence Day, 16 February (1918) 11 March (1990) - independence from the Soviet Union |
| National holiday: | Independence Day, 18 November (1918) - independence from Soviet Russia, 21 August (1991) - independence from the Soviet Union |
| Constitution: | Adopted October 25, 1992 |
| Legal system: | Based on civil law system. |
| Industries: | Agricultural machinery, computers and electronic components, television sets, refrigerators, freezers, furniture making, optical equipment, television sets, processed foods, fertilizers, petroleum refining. |
| Natural resources: | Peat, arable land. |
| Official currency: | Litas (LTL) |