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Geography
Area : 65,300 km²
Borders : 1,574 km; Belarus 680 km, Latvia 576 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km
Coastline : 90 km
Capital : Vilnius
Official language : Lithuanian
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Population
Population : 2,805,998 inhabitants (2022 EST.)
Crude natural change rate : -7.4‰ (2022)
Population repartition: 15.3% under 15 years old, 21,6 % over 65 years old (2023)
Foreign residents: 0% % EU nationals, 3% non-EU nationals (2021)
Crude net migration rate: -4.3‰ (2023 est.)
First time asylum applicants: 1,025 (2022)
Life expectancy: men 70.6 years women 81.6 years (2023 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 74.2%, Russian Orthodox 3.7%, Old Believer
Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 84.1%, Polish 6.6%, Russian 5.8%, other or unspecified 1.2% (est. 2011)
Source : Eurostat, The CIA World Factbook
Economy
Currency: Euro (since January 1st 2015)
GDP: € 72,047.8 million (2023)
GDP per capita (PPS): €14,840 (2023)
GDP growth : -0.3% (2023)
Inflation: 0.9% (May 2024)
Public debt: 7.4% (July 2023)
Unemployment: 7.7% (May 2024)
Stock of foreign direct investment from the entire world: 48.5% of GDP (2022)
Budget balance: -3.2% of GDP (2022)
Source : Eurostat, Trading Economics, World Bank
Political system
Republic, parliamentary democracy (Constitution of October 25th 1992)
Head of State: Gitanas Nauseda (independent), elected in the 2nd round on May 26th 2019 and reelected on May 26th 2024 for 5 years by direct universal suffrage.
Prime Minister: Ingrida Simonytė (Close to the Homeland Union (TS-LKD)), since November 24th 2020. She leads a coalition government with the Freedom Party (LP) and the Liberal Movement of the Republic of Lithuania (LRLS).
Unicameral parliamentary system: The Parliament (Seimas) comprises 141 seats. The representatives are elected for four years. Mixed system: 71 representatives are elected in single constituencies and 70 in a nationwide vote according to a proportional system.
Political representation
Composition of the Parliament (in March 2024):
- 50 seats: Fatherland Union-Christian Democrats (TS-LKD)
- 18 seats: Farmers and Green Union (LVZS)
- 14 seats : Social Democratic Party (LSDP)
- 12 seats : Liberal Movement (LRLS)
- 10 seats: Party of Liberty (Laisvės frakcija)
- 7 seats : Labour Party (DP)
- 12 non-affiliated seats
- 15 seats : Democratic party (Vardan Lietuvos)
Women's representations
- in the government: 7/15
- in the Seimas: 38/141
Next Elections:
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