Lithuania

Basic facts about Lithuania

Country name: Lithuania
Capital: Vilnius
Country code: 320
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Lithuanian litas
Independence: 1990-03-11 00:00:00
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 (km2): 65,300
Land area (km2): 62,680
Water area (km2): 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