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...
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 of...
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...
Area: 65,300 sq km (25,212 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 3,392,000Capital: Vilnius Chief of state: President Valdas Adamkus Head of government: Prime Ministers Algirdas Brazauskas, Zigmantas Balcytis (acting) from June 1, and, from July 4, Gediminas Kirkilas Lithuania continued its promotion of democracy in Eastern...