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DIVING LITHUANIA INTRODUCTION

COUNTRY INFORMATION


Official name

Republic of Lithuania


Capital

Vilnius


Coordinates

56°00’ N, 24°00’ E


Location

Lithuania is located in Eastern Europe and shares borders with Russia on the west, Poland on the southwest, Belarus on the southeast and Latvia on the north.


Area

Total area: 65 300 sq km
Land area: 65 300 sq km
Water area: 0 sq km


Land boundaries

1 574 km


Coastline

90 km


Administrative division

Lithuania is divided into 10 counties.


Political system

Lithuania is a parliamentary democracy. President is the chief of state and is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Prime Minister, the head of government, is appointed by the President and approved by the Parliament. Parliamnet (Seimas) is unicameral and has 141 members.


Population

3 555 179


Ethnic groups

Lithuanian 83%, Polish 7%, Russian 6%, other 4%


Religions

Roman Catholic 79%, Orthodox 4%, Protestant 2%, other 15%