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| LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT STATS: |
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Capital city
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Vilnius |
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Constitution
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adopted 25 October 1992 |
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Corruption
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44 |
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[44th of 160]
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Executive branch > Cabinet
Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the prime minister |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Valdas ADAMKUS (since 12 July 2004) |
Executive branch > Elections
president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 13 and 27 June 2004 (next to be held June 2009); prime minister appointed by the president on the approval of the Parliament |
Executive branch > Head of government
Prime Minister Gediminas KIRKILAS (since 4 July 2006) |
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Flag modification
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81 |
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[81st of 197]
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Government type
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parliamentary democracy |
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International organization participation
ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO |
Judicial branch
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judges for all courts appointed by the President |
Legal system
based on civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court |
Legislative branch
unicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats; 71 members are elected by popular vote, 70 are elected by proportional representation; to serve four-year terms) |
Legislative branch > Elections
last held 10 and 24 October 2004 (next to be held in October 2008) |
National holiday
Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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27% |
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[27th of 143]
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Status
democracy |
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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UN membership date
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17 Sep. 1991 |
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United Nations mission
http://www.un.int/lithuania/lithuania.html |
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; A CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt). Includes police corruption, business corruption, political corruption, etc. Data for 2005.; Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
; The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
; Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
; Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
; The date on which the nation's flag was last modified.; A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
; This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
; The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
; A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
; This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
; The primary national day of celebration - often independence day.
; ; Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power
Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power
Transition State: a state with a transitional structure
Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.; The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
; Date of United Nations Membership; United Missions mission or approximate website
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania, Lietuvos Respublika, Lietuva
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