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Business in Lithuania: Country and People
Here you will get to know more about the administrative structure, the population as well as geographic data of Lithuania...
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General administrative structure |
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Official flag of the republic Lithuania
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Conventional short form:
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Lithuania (Lietuva)
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Conventional long form:
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Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika)
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Total area (km²): 1)
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65.200 km²
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Population: 1)
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3.555.179 (July 2009 est.)
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Capital:
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Vilnius
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Government type: 1)
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parliamentary democracy
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Chief of state: 1)
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President Valdas Adamkus (since 12 July 2004)
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Head of government: 1)
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Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius (since 27 Novermber 2008)
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Administrative districts:
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10 counties (apskritys, singular: apskritis): |
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- Alytaus
- Kauno
- Klaipedos
- Marijampoles
- Panevezio
- Siauliu
- Taurages
- Telsiu
- Utenos
- Vilniaus
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Official language:
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Lithuanian
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Currency (code):
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Lithuanian litas (LTL)
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Country code:
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00370
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Country symbol:
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LT
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Internet country code:
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.lt
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National holiday:
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16 February (1918)
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Age structure (2009 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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14.2% (m: 258.423; f: 245.115) |
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15-64 years:
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69.6% (m: 1.214.743; f: 1.261.413) |
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65 years and over:
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16.2% (m: 198.714; f: 376.771) |
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Median age (2009 est.): 1)
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total:
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39.3 years |
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male:
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36.8 years |
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female:
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41.9 years |
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| Languages: 1) |
- Lithuanian (official language)
- besides: Polish and Russian
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4.912.000 (2007) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
812.083 (2008) |
| Internet users: 1) |
1.333.000 (2007) |
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Geographic location:
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North-Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
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Land boundaries: 1)
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1.613 km
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Border countries:
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- Belarus: 653,5 km
- Latvia: 588 km
- Polen: 103,7 km
- Russia (Kaliningrad): 267,8 km
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Coastline: 1)
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90 km
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Natural resources: 1)
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peat, arable land
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Climate: 1)
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transitional (between maritime to continental); wet, moderate winters and summers |
Sources of information: 1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 14 May, 2009
(c) Copyright 2005, Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. / Creditreform International e.V. kindly supported by Creditreform Lietuva UAB
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