| 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 |