Lithuania
Lithuania is a country in northeastern Europe. Its capital is Vilnius. About 2.9 million people live there (2023). It covers 65,300 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Vilnius
- People (2023)
- 2.9 million
- Area
- 65,300 km²
Lithuania at a glance
- In its own language
- Lietuva
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Vilnius
- Population
- 2,860,002 (2023)
- Area
- 65,300 km² (25,212 mi²)
- People are called
- Lithuanian
- Official languages
- Lithuanian
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$70 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 76 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.875 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 35.3 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 11% (2014)
- Government
- semi-presidential system, parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- Gitanas Nausėda (since 2019)
- Head of government
- Mindaugas Sinkevičius (since 2026)
- Country codes
- LT, LTU
- Calling code
- +370
- Internet domain
- .lt
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
- Coordinates
- 55.2°, 24°
Lithuania and its neighbours
Lithuania borders Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Sweden. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Lithuania
- Neighbours
Divisions of Lithuania
- Varėna District Municipality
- Lazdijai District Municipality
- Druskininkai municipality
- Alytus District Municipality
- Alytus City Municipality
- Raseiniai District Municipality
- Prienai District Municipality
- Kėdainiai District Municipality
- Kaunas District Municipality
- Kaunas City Municipality
- Kaišiadorys District Municipality
- Birštonas Municipality
- Jonava District Municipality
- Klaipėda District Municipality
- Klaipeda City Municipality
- Kretinga Municipality
- Palanga City Municipality
- Skuodas District Municipality
- Šilutė District Municipality
- Kalvarija Municipality
- Kazlų Rūda Municipality
- Marijampolė Municipality
- Šakiai District Municipality
- Vilkaviškis District Municipality
- Rokiškis District Municipality
- Panevėžys District Municipality
- Kupiškis District Municipality
- Panevėžys City Municipality
- Pasvalys District Municipality
- Biržai District Municipality
- Joniškis District Municipality
- Kelmė District Municipality
- Pakruojis District Municipality
- Akmenė District Municipality
- Radviliškis District Municipality
- Šiauliai District Municipality
- Šiauliai City Municipality
- Jurbarkas District Municipality
- Pagėgiai Municipality
- Šilalė District Municipality
- Tauragė District Municipality
- Mažeikiai District Municipality
- Plungė District Municipality
- Rietavas Municipality
- Telšiai District Municipality
- Anykščiai District Municipality
- Ignalina District Municipality
- Molėtai District Municipality
- Utena District Municipality
- Visaginas Municipality
- Zarasai District Municipality
- Elektrėnai Municipality
- Šalčininkai District Municipality
- Širvintos District Municipality
- Švenčionys District Municipality
- Trakai District Municipality
- Ukmergė District Municipality
- Vilnius City Municipality
- Vilnius District Municipality
Member of
- United Nations
- European Union
- NATO
- Council of Europe
- World Trade Organization
- Baltic Assembly
- Council of the Baltic Sea States
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Eurocontrol
- Treaty on Open Skies
and 16 more organisations.
How far are you from Lithuania?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Lithuania?
The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius.
What is the population of Lithuania?
Lithuania has about 2,860,002 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Lithuania?
Lithuania covers 65,300 square kilometres (25,212 square miles).
What language is spoken in Lithuania?
The official language of Lithuania is Lithuanian.
Which countries border Lithuania?
Lithuania shares a border with Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Sweden.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.