Lithuania
Form of government: Republic
Population: 3,545,319 (July 2010 est.)
Capital: Vilnius
Area: 65,300 sq km
Largest cities: Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai
Ethnic groups: Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Belarusian
Languages: Lithuanian (official), Russian, Polish
Religious affiliations: Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
Education expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP): 4.7% (2007)
Number of years of compulsory schooling: 10
Monetary unit: Litai (LTL)
Economy: mineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals , textiles, foodstuffs, plastics.
Major trade partners for exports: Russia, Latvia, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Belarus, UK
Major trade partners for imports: Russia, Germany , Poland, Latvia
