World Context: Lithuania

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Lithuania” to the supplied dataset entity “Lithuania.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus Area: total : 65,300 sq km; land: 62,680 sq km; water: 2,620 sq km Climate: transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers Terrain: lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil Natural hazards: occasional floods, droughts Environmental issues: water pollution; air pollution; deforestation; groundwater pollution from chemicals and waste; soil degradation and erosion

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 2,815,687 (2025 est.); male: 1,334,600; female: 1,481,087 Population distribution: fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port of Klaipeda Urbanization: urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: -0.12% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Lithuanian (official) 85.3%, Russian 6.8%, Polish 5.1%, other 1.1%, two mother tongues 1.7% (2021 est.)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Vilnius; geographic coordinates: 54 41 N, 25 19 E; time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; etymology: named after the Vilnia River; the river name is said to derive from the Lithuanian word vilnis , meaning "wave" Government type: semi-presidential republic Legal system: civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the Constitutional Court

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: high-income EU and eurozone member, largest Baltic economy; recovery supported by private consumption and EU fund-driven investments; structural challenges include pension reform, aging workforce, and high energy-import costs Industries: metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, televisions, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture, textiles, food processing, fertilizer, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, lasers, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry, information technology, video game development, app/software development, biotechnology Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) Internet users: percent of population: 89% (2023 est.) Airports: 64 (2025) Ports: total ports: 2 (2024); large: 0; medium: 1; small: 0; very small: 1; ports with oil terminals: 2; key ports: Butinge Oil Terminal, Klaipeda

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