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| Country name: |
Republic of
Lithuania |
Capital:
|
Vilnius
|
Form of
government:
|
Semi-Presidential
Republic |
| Foundation: |
1918 (1941-1991 Part of the Soviet Union)
|
| Population: |
3.5
Million |
| Ethnics by percentage: |
Lithuanians (83.4%), Polish
(6.7%), Russian
(6.3%) |
Official
languages:
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Lihtuanian
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Other
languages:
|
Russian, Polish
|
Country size:
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65.300 km²
|
Neighbouring countries:
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Poland, Russia, Belarus, Latvia
|
| Current
President: |
Valdas Adamkus
|
| Current Prime Minister: |
Gediminas Kirkilas |
| Parlamentary
Majority: |
Social Democratic
party of Lithuania, Lithuanian
Peasant Popular Union, Liberal
and Centre Union |
| Parliamentary Opposition: |
The
Homeland Union
- Lithuanian
Conservatives, Social
Liberals, Labour
Party, Order and
Justice (Liberal democrats)
|
| Non-parliamentary
Opposition: |
|
Regional
cooperation:
|
EU, NATO, Baltic Assembly,
Baltic
Council of Ministers, CDC, Council of Europe, OSCE
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Global Income
per Capita:
|
$15,100 |
| Corruption
Perceptions Index
(CPI): |
4.8
|
| Human
Development Index (HDI): |
0,857
|
see
reports by
Amnesty International
|
see
reports by Human Rights Watch
|
