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Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe. Its capital city is Vilnius. About 2.8 million people live there, in an area of 65 300 square kilometres.
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Where is Lithuania?
Lithuania lies in Northern Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 6 234 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 90 km long.
It shares a border with 4 countries: Belarus, Latvia, Poland and Russia.
How big is Lithuania?
Lithuania covers 65 300 square kilometres.
That is about 25 times the size of Luxembourg.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 121st largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 42.9 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Lithuania?
About 2.8 million people live in Lithuania.
That is the 136th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Lithuanian.
They pay with the Euro (€).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 69 years.
The land of Lithuania
The land in Lithuania sits on average 110 metres above sea level, which makes it one of the flatter countries on Earth.
Its coast runs for about 90 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 5 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Lithuania different?
A dish the country is known for: Cepelinai.
Websites from here often end in .lt.
Lithuania and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 0.4 live in Lithuania.
It takes up about 0.05 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe it is the 23rd largest of 45 countries, and the 30th most populated.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Lithuania and its neighbours
Russia, its largest neighbour, is about 261.8 times bigger.
Russia has more people: 144.5 million against 2.8 million.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Lithuania?
The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Lithuania?
About 2.8 million people live in Lithuania, which makes it the 136th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Lithuania?
Lithuania borders Belarus, Latvia, Poland and Russia — 4 neighbours in total.
How big is Lithuania?
Lithuania covers 65 300 square kilometres, making it the 121st largest country in the world. That is about 25 times the size of Luxembourg.
Which continent is Lithuania in?
Lithuania is in Europe, in the part called Northern Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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