Lithuania
Europe ยท Capital: Vilnius
How it is run: Lithuania is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Lithuania is home to 2.9 million people in Northern Europe, where people speak Lithuanian.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
2.9 million people
That is about 357 people out of every million on Earth (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
65,300 kmยฒ
Roughly the size of Italy or the state of Arizona.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 44 people per square kilometre โ a comfortable mix of cities and open land.
๐ Size in its region
29th most people in Europe
23rd largest by land in Europe.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
Lithuanian
๐ฐ Money
Euro (โฌ)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
77.2 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$32,959
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
๐ข Living in cities
69.1% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
๐ Kids under 15
14.5% of the population
An older country โ there are more grandparents than schoolchildren.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+370
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.lt
๐ง People here are called
Lithuanian
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Lietuva
Also written: Republic of Lithuania, Lietuvos Respublika.
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Eastern European Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Lithuania touches 4 neighbours by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Lituania
French
Lituanie
Arabic
ููุชูุงููุง
Chinese
็ซ้ถๅฎ
Japanese
ใชใใขใใข
Russian
ะะธัะฒะฐ
Portuguese
Lituรขnia
German
Litauen
Put it in perspective ๐
- Russia โ the most populated country in Europe โ has about 49.7ร as many people as Lithuania.
- Lithuania covers roughly 622 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Lithuania lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 1,444 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Republic of Lithuania
๐๏ธ Capital
Vilnius
๐ Region
Europe ยท Northern Europe
๐ค Country code
LT
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Lithuania ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
56.0ยฐ N, 24.0ยฐ E
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+2 โ when it is noon in London it is about 14:00 in Vilnius.
- Lithuania is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Lithuania shares its part of the world with United Kingdom. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius โ that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- ๐ฑ๐น is the flag of Lithuania. Its country code โ the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics โ is LT.
- Lithuania is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly โ the same as every other member, big or small.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Lithuania has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Lithuania can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Lithuania spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Lithuania?
Vilnius
Which money do people spend in Lithuania?
Euro (โฌ)
How many countries share a land border with Lithuania?
4 โ Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia.
Roughly how many people live in Lithuania?
2.9 million people
Keep researching ๐
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further โ and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here โ kid-friendly encyclopedias ๐
Short articles written for students, with maps and photos you can use in a report.
Official data & government sources ๐๏ธ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy ๐ฐ
Use two different outlets before you decide what you think.
Your library card ๐ซ
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