11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by Soviet Union)
Religions
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
Languages
Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
Exports
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)
External Debt
$583,300,000,000 $
$31,030,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
litai (LTL) per US dollar - 2.3251 (2008 est.), 2.5362 (2007), 2.7498 (2006), 2.774 (2005), 2.7806 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.300%
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
5
Location
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Area
131,957 km sq
65,300 km sq
Coastline
13,676 km
90 km
Climate
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
