Lithuania

National name: Lietuvos Respublika

Government Parliamentary democracy.

Geography
Lithuania is situated on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea and borders Latvia on the north, Belarus on the east and south, and Poland and the Kaliningrad region of Russia on the southwest. It is a country of gently rolling hills, many forests, rivers and streams, and lakes. Its principal natural resource is agricultural land.

Historical Background
Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow recognize this in September of 1991.

Facts & Figures

Name

LITHUANIA

Capital

Vilnius

Government

Semi-presidential republic

Language

Lithuanian

Area

65,200 km2 (123rd)
25,174 sq mi 

Population

2011 estimate 3,244,000[3] (133rd)

Currency

Lithuanian litas (Lt) (LTL)