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Lithuania in brief

Area: 65,300 sq. km.

Geographical location: Lithuania is situated on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. In 1989, France’s National Geographic Institute determined that the geographic centre of Europe is located in Lithuania.

Neighbouring countries: Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Russia.

Climate: transitional, between maritime and continental. The average temperature in July is +23°C, and - 4.9°C in January.

Terrain: Lowland, which makes up approximately 75% of its area.

Language: Lithuanian.

Inhabitants: 3,394,000.

Capital: Vilnius.

Political system: Parliamentary democracy. The chief of state is the president, the executive branch is the government (which selects the president), and the legislative branch is the Seimas (a unicameral parliament, which is directly chosen).

Administrative divisions: Lithuania is divided into 10 counties. The counties are comprised of 60 municipalities. The municipalities are further divided into 546 subdistricts.

Largest cities according to population: Vilnius (553,200), Kaunas (373,000), Klaipėda (191,000), Šiauliai (132,700) and Panevėžys (118,800).

Ethnic makeup of inhabitants: Lithuanian – 83.5 %, Polish – 6.7 %, Russian – 6.3 %, Belarusian – 1.2 %. Those of other nationalities comprise 2.3 % of Lithuania‘s inhabitants. People of 115 nationalities live in Lithuania.

Religion: Roman Catholic. There are also others that adhere to Orthodoxy, Evangelical Lutheranism, the Evangelical Reformed Church, Judaism and Islam as well as other faiths.

Lifespan: The average lifespan in Lithuania is 71 years of age – 66 years for men and 77 years for women.

National currency: The litas (Lt). 3.4528 Lt = 1 euro

Independence:

Declared on 16 February, 1918

Restored on 11 March, 1990

Became a member of NATO on 29 March, 2004 and a member of the EU on 1 May, 2004.

2013 03 20

The registration for participants of International theatre summer workshop “Act’as” has begun!

The first international summer workshop for actor “Act’as” will be held for the first time in 2013, in Vilnius.

2013 03 12

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS. Crossed artists-in-residence exchanges STRASBOURG/VILNIUS

Founded in May 2003 at the initiative of the Mayor of Strasbourg and the assistant mayor, the "Strasbourg Club" is a network including more than 40 towns and cities located in the member states having joined the European Union on 2004 and 2007 and in other partner countries.

2013 03 04

On March 3, Sunday, in Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall the prizes for the best violinists were presented

II round of the IV International Jascha Heifetz Competition for the Violinists is over. The prizes were delivered during the gala ceremony.