Lithuania#
Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, Lithuania extended its territory through alliances and conquest to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine.
Government type: semi-presidential republic. Chief of state: President Gitanas NAUSEDA (since 12 July 2019).
Facts#
Capital |
Vilnius |
Region |
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus |
Area |
total : 65,300 sq km; land: 62,680 sq km; water: 2,620 sq km |
Population |
2,815,687 (2025 est.) |
Languages |
Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7% (2021 est.) |
Currency |
euros (EUR) |
Time zone |
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ccTLD |
.lt |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
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Population |
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Location |
Notes |
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