Lithuania
Currency code:
Currency name:
Lithuanian litas
Country name:
Lithuania
Capital:
Vilnius
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
March 11, 1990
Independent from:
11 March 1990 declared; 6 September 1991 recognized by the Soviet Union; notable earlier dates: 6 July 1253 coronation of MINDAUGAS, traditional founding date, 1 July 1569 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created
Total area:
65,300
Land area:
62,680
Water area:
2,620
Population:
3,515,858
Population note:
3,515,858 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Lithuanian
All languages:
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
Time zone:
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Date format:
yyyy-mm-dd
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+370
Domain:
.lt