Lithuania is the most southern country of the 3 Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia. All are members of NATO and the European Union.
Currency: Euro
Land area: 26,212 sq. mi. a little larger than West Virginia
Population: 2,830,461 (July 2017) Capital City: Vilnius People: Lithuanian 86.7%, Polish 5.61%, Russian 4.78%, Belorussian 1.34% Government: Unitary parliamentary republic President: Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite Language: Lithuanian is the oldest spoken Indo-European language Industry: Metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, lasers, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry, information technology, video game development, biotechnology Reference: World Factbook |