Continent – Europe

Region – Eastern Europe, European Union, Eurozone

Size – 65,300 km²

Geography – flat land

Language – Lithuanian 82% (official), Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other 4.4%

Religion – Roman Catholic 77.2%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Other and none 18.7%

Monetary Unit – Euro

     Natural Resources – peat, arable land, amber

Agriculture – grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables, beef, milk, eggs, fish

Industry – metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators, freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding, furniture, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber jewellery

Neighbouring Countries – Latvia, Russia, Belarus, Poland

Population –  3,505,738 (2014 estimate)

Population Growth Rate – -0.29%

Average Life Expectancy – 75.98

Capital City – Vilnius (546,000)

Highest Mountain – No mountains

Longest River – Nemunas (934km in Lithuania and Belarus)

Climate – Maritime Continental – cool winters – -4°C to 8°C and warm summers 10°C to 24°C

Yearly Rainfall – 75 cm (approx)

Plant Life – pine, spruce, birch, alder, aspen, ash, willow, rowan, hazel, oak

Animal Life – rabbit, fox, red deer, roe, elk, wild boar, badger, raccoon dog, wolf, lynx, beaver

Bird Life – jay, stork, lesser spotted eagle, osprey, black kite, honey buzzard, northern goshawk, Eurasian hobby

 

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