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Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe. About 2.8 million people live there, in an area of 65 300 square kilometres. Its capital city is Vilnius.
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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 everybody out evenly and you get about 42.9 people on every square kilometre.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 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 of 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 one lives in Lithuania.
It takes up about 0.05 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe the country ranks 23rd of 45 by size, and 30th by population.
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.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Aukštojas, at 294 metres. The longest river in the country is the Neman. The largest lake in the country is Drūkšiai.
How big is Lithuania compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 144 times as big as Lithuania: 9 372 610 km² against 65 300 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 3.7 times as big as Lithuania: 242 900 km² against 65 300 km².
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?
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.
What is the highest mountain in Lithuania?
The highest mountain in Lithuania is Aukštojas, 294 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Lithuania?
The longest river in Lithuania is the Neman. Of its 937 kilometres, about 475 run through the country.
What is the largest lake in Lithuania?
The largest lake in Lithuania is Drūkšiai. The whole lake covers about 45 km², and part of it belongs to neighbouring countries.
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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