Population, society and rights The Lithuanian population has decreased by over 700,000 since 1990. Between 2005 and 2010, Lithuania recorded the highest emigration rate in Europe (2.3%). It is no coincidence that remittances from abroad now represent about 5% of the entire Lithuanian GDP. Lithuania is the most ethnically homogeneous country among the three Baltic… Read More »
The abandonment of the principle of the leading role of the Communist Party (December 1989), preceded by a couple of months from the split of the Lithuanian Communist Party from the CPSU, marked, in fact, the first ever introduction of political pluralism in the USSR since the war. In particular, it clashed with the proclamation… Read More »
Lietuvos Respublika Official language Lithuanian Capital Vilnius Form of government republic Area 65,200 km² Residents 3,440,000 Currency Litas Time zone UTC + 2 (EET)UTC + 3 EEST (March – October) License plate LT Internet TLD .lt Telephone area code 00370 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Lithuania is located in northeastern Europe on the Baltic… Read More »