LITHUANIA : FACTBOOK
Country name : Republic of Lithuania
Capital : Vilnius
Location : Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia.
Area : 65,200 sq km., slightly larger than West Virginia.
Climate : transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers.
Terrain : lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil.
Geography : fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits.
Population : 3,592,561 (July 2003 est.)
Ethnic groups : Lithuanian 80.6%, Russian 8.7%, Polish 7%, Belarusian 1.6%, other 2.1%.
Languages : Lithuanian (official), Russian, Polish.
Religions : Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish.
Government type : parliamentary democracy.
Administrative divisions : 10 counties
Currency : litas (LTL)
GDP : $30.08 billion (2002 est.)
GDP - per capita : $8,400 (2002 est.)
Industries : metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber.
Exports : $5.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
Exports - commodities : mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001).
Exports - partners : Latvia 12.8%, Germany 12%, UK 7.6%, Poland 6.3%, US 5.9%, France 5.8%, Russia 5.7%, Sweden 5%, Denmark 4.3% (2002).
Imports : $6.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
Imports - commodities : mineral products 21%, machinery and equipment 17%, transport equipment 11%, chemicals 9%, textiles and clothing 9%, metals 5% (2001).
Imports - partners : Russia 24.1%, Germany 20.3%, Italy 5.9%, Poland 4.3% (2002).
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