The
facts about Lithuania offer us important information of the country. These Lithuania facts may come handy while planning a trip to the Baltic State. Lithuania lies in between Russia and Latvia in the eastern part of Europe with a coastline of ninety kilometers. Covering an area of about ninety kilometers it is slightly bigger than West Virginia.
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facts about Lithuania inform us about the climactic condition of the country. Lithuania experiences a transitional climate with moderate summer and winter. It also experiences maritime and continental temperature. Following is a list of few facts about Lithuania:
- The natural resources of Lithuania include amber, peat and arable land.
- The agricultural products of the country include flax, vegetable, beef, eggs, fish, sugar beet, potatoes and others.
- The main industries of the region furniture making, textiles, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, food processing, optical equipment, electronic components, computers and others.
- Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania and it houses a parliamentary democracy government. Lithuania has a well built economy with GDP around $ 54.9 billion.
- The total population of the country is around 3,575, 439. Lithuania consists of several ethnic groups namely, Russian, Polish and Lithuanian. The people of the country speak in various languages like Russian, Lithuanian among which the latter is the official language of the Baltic State.
- The facts about Lithuania also inform us about the parliamentary system of the country. The rules of the parliamentary democracy are followed in the government of Lithuania. The constitution was adopted in 1992, 25th October.
