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 |