11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by Soviet Union)
27 June 1977 (from France)
Religions
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)
Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
Languages
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
Exports
mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)
reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
External Debt
$31,030,000,000 $
$812,500,000 US
Exchange Rate
litai (LTL) per US dollar - 2.3251 (2008 est.), 2.5362 (2007), 2.7498 (2006), 2.774 (2005), 2.7806 (2004)
Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - 177.71 (2007), 174.75 (2006), 177.72 (2005), 177.72 (2004), 177.72 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
3.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
5
0
Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Area
65,300 km sq
23,200 km sq
Coastline
90 km
314 km
Climate
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
