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Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), and has a population of 2.9 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities include Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians are the titular nation, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts, and speak Lithuanian. For millennia, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united for the first time by Mindaugas, who formed the Kingdom of Lithuania on…

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Lithuania

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius
Language: Lithuanian
Currency: Lithuanian litas
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Calling code: +370
Internet domain: .lt
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 220

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Lithuania

Naujieji metaiNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo dienaThe Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania2026-02-16

Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo dienaDay of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania2026-03-11

VelykosEaster Sunday2026-04-05

Antroji Velykų dienaEaster Monday2026-04-06

Tarptautinė darbo dienaInternational Working Day2026-05-01

Joninės, RasosSt. John's Day2026-06-24

Valstybės dienaStatehood Day2026-07-06

ŽolinėAssumption Day2026-08-15

Visų šventųjų dienaAll Saints' Day2026-11-01

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalVilnius

Population2,789,533

CurrencyEUR

Languageslt,ru,pl

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Cities

◎Vilnius542,366 residents ◎Kaunas289,380 residents ◎Klaipėda172,292 residents ◎Šiauliai99,462 residents ◎Panevėžys85,885 residents ◎Dainava (Kaunas)70,000 residents ◎Alytus49,195 residents ◎Šilainiai40,600 residents ◎Eiguliai40,453 residents ◎Antakalnis40,000 residents ◎Fabijoniškės37,000 residents ◎Naujoji Vilnia36,800 residents ◎Šeškinė36,000 residents ◎Marijampolė34,975 residents ◎Naujininkai33,500 residents ◎Pašilaičiai33,056 residents ◎Mazeikiai32,470 residents ◎Karoliniškės31,200 residents ◎Lazdynai31,097 residents ◎Justiniškės31,000 residents ◎Naujamiestis28,157 residents ◎Jonava26,423 residents ◎Utena25,397 residents ◎Aleksotas24,270 residents ◎Kėdainiai22,677 residents ◎Vilkpėdė21,346 residents ◎Telsiai21,294 residents ◎Taurage21,203 residents ◎Pilaitė20,320 residents ◎Ukmerge20,154 residents ◎Plunge18,904 residents ◎Palanga18,207 residents ◎Visaginas18,024 residents ◎Kretinga17,249 residents ◎Gargždai16,433 residents ◎Radviliskis16,344 residents ◎Silute14,968 residents ◎Birzai14,911 residents ◎Elektrėnai13,501 residents ◎Druskininkai12,055 residents ◎Naujoji Akmene11,922 residents ◎Rokiškis11,765 residents ◎Grigiškės11,555 residents ◎Joniškis11,113 residents ◎Kuršėnai10,829 residents ◎Rasos10,597 residents ◎Anykščiai10,575 residents ◎Jurbarkas10,186 residents ◎Lentvaris10,004 residents ◎Garliava9,873 residents ◎Kaišiadorys9,867 residents ◎Raseiniai9,686 residents ◎Vilkaviskis9,444 residents ◎Prienai8,610 residents ◎Kupiskis8,263 residents ◎Kelmė8,245 residents ◎Varėna7,892 residents ◎Širvintos7,321 residents ◎Molėtai7,243 residents ◎Šalčininkai6,891 residents ◎Pabradė6,375 residents ◎Pasvalys6,361 residents ◎Zarasai6,051 residents ◎Kazlų Rūda5,666 residents ◎Kybartai5,631 residents ◎Švenčionys5,538 residents ◎Trakai5,530 residents ◎Skuodas5,508 residents ◎Domeikava5,215 residents ◎Ignalina5,106 residents ◎Nemenčinė5,054 residents ◎Šakiai4,998 residents ◎Švenčionėliai4,726 residents ◎Šilalė4,640 residents ◎Vievis4,521 residents ◎Kalvarija4,457 residents ◎Pakruojis4,352 residents ◎Raudondvaris4,300 residents ◎Skaidiškės4,203 residents ◎Rudamina3,713 residents ◎Ariogala3,653 residents ◎Lazdijai3,629 residents ◎Nida3,530 residents ◎Eišiškės3,416 residents ◎Šeduva3,321 residents ◎Venta3,270 residents ◎Žiežmariai3,268 residents ◎Rietavas3,234 residents ◎Pervalka3,097 residents ◎Akmenė3,026 residents ◎Akademija (Kaunas)2,807 residents ◎Tytuvėnėliai2,775 residents ◎Sargėnai2,495 residents ◎Rusnė2,484 residents ◎Neringa2,380 residents ◎Ramučiai2,372 residents ◎Birštonas2,331 residents ◎Rūdiškės2,300 residents ◎Vilkija2,289 residents ◎Nemėžis2,241 residents

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Airports

Kaunas International AirportKaunasKUN Palanga International AirportPalangaPLQ Vilnius International AirportVilniusVNO Panevėžys Air BasePanevėžysPNV Šiauliai International AirportŠiauliaiSQQ