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| LITHUANIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than West Virginia |
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Capital city with population
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Vilnius - 590,100 |
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Forested Land
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31.9% |
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[74th of 193]
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Land use > Other
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54.29 %
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[224th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.9 %
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[120th of 241]
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Largest city
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Vilnius |
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Largest city population
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639,000 |
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[108th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Vilnius - 590,100 |
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Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia |
Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[114th of 190]
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Natural resources
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peat, arable land, amber |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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56°27'N |
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Population density
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54.98 people per sqkm |
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[136th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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54.47 people/m²
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[127th of 204]
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Precipitation
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683 mm |
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[55th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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59.83 people/km² of arable lan |
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[65th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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65,300 km²
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[121st of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Aukštojas Hill |
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Terrain
lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point
; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania, Lietuvos Respublika, Lietuva
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