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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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3.565.205 (July 2008 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 Gediminas Kirkilas (since 4 July 2006)
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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 (2008 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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14.5% (m: 264.668; f: 250.997) |
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15-64 years:
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69.5% (m: 1.214.236; f: 1.263.198) |
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65 years and over:
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16.0% (m: 197.498; f: 374.608) |
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Median age (2008 est.): 1)
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total:
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39.0 years |
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male:
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36.4 years |
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female:
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46.6 years |
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| Languages: 1) |
- Lithuanian (official language)
- besides: Polish and Russian
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| Mobile phones: 1) |
4.912.000 (2007) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
1.301.000 (2007) |
| 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 9 October, 2008
(c) Copyright 2005, Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. / Creditreform International e.V.
kindly supported by Creditreform Lietuva UAB
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