Lithuania The Republic of Lithuania, with a population of 3.5 million, is situated on the Baltic Sea. It has borders with Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Russia. Maritime border issues continue to be a source of contention with Latvia. Lithuania first...

Republic of Lithuania Lietuvos Respublika CAPITAL: Vilnius FLAG: Three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red. ANTHEM: Tautika Giesme (The National Song). MONETARY UNIT: The Lithuanian lita of 100 cents has replaced the transitional...

Lithuania POPULATION 3,601,138 ROMAN CATHOLIC 72.6 percent ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN 6.5 percent PROTESTANT 1.6 percent MUSLIM 0.1 percent JEWISH 0.1 percent ETHNORELIGIOUS 0.1 percent UNAFFILIATED 19 percent Country Overview Introduction The Republic of...

– on the European continent  (camel & white)– in the European Union  (camel)                 ...

Capital: Vilnius Head of State: President Rolandas Paksas (since January 2003) President is elected by popular vote for a five-year term Head of Government: Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas (since July. 2001) Prime Minister is appointed by the president on the approval...

Highlights and Key Issues * With less pressure for monetary restraint after euro adoption delay, the government plans further fiscal tightening to curb inflation, so is projecting a sharp growth slowdown from about 8% this year. However, deep spending cuts are ruled out...