Republic of Lithuania
LITHUANIA. Republic of Lithuania A state in the northwest of Europe, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Area — 65.2 thousand km². Capital - Vilnius (553 thousand), other major cities: Kaunas (374 thousand), Klaipeda (190 thousand), Šiauliai (146 thousand), Panevėžys (119 thousand). Administrative-territorial division - 10 counties. Population - 3,428 thousand (2005), including Lithuanians - 83.5%, Poles - 6.7%, Russians - 6.3%, Belarusians - 1.2%, Ukrainians - 0.7%. Official language -