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Lithuania - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Vilnius   580,000  
Kaunas   419,000  
Klaipeda   203,000  
Siauliai   147,000  
Panevezys   132,000  



Total population (millions): 3.4
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 67%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: -0.4%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 65,200


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Lithuanian 80.2
Russian 8.5
Polish 7.5
Byelorussian 1.6
Ukrainian 0.9
Other 1.3




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Vilnius


GMT+2


Languages


Official language: Lithuanian
Spoken languages : Russian, English and German
Business languages : Lithuanian, Russian and English.

Free translation tools in Lithuania :
Freewebs
Free English-Lithuanian-English dictionary



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics 73%
Orthodox 5%
Protestants 1%
Others 21%.


Political system


Lithuania is a constitutional Republic since 1992. The President is elected for a five-year term. The legislative power belongs to the Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (Assembly), composed of 141 representatives elected for four years. The last elections took place in October 2000. The right to vote is reached at the age of 18.
Capital: Vilnius
Head of State: President Valdas Adamkus elected on june 27, 2004.


Climate

 

The weather in Lithuania is a climate of transition: it could be maritime, but it is moderate and humid, with clement winters and summers.
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Tourism

Number of visitors in Lithuania 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 1428   1491   ..   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


For more information about tourism in Lithuania , check out the following web site(s) :
Lithuanian State Department of Tourism


Food


Traditional dishes


Skilandis: smoked meat
Salti barsciai: fresh soup
Cepelinai: cheese topped potatoes with meat.
Vedarai: potatoes with sausages
Midus: honey-based Lithuanian alcohol drink.

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