11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by Soviet Union)
28 November 1960 (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 100%
Languages
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
Exports
mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)
iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum
External Debt
$31,370,000,000 $
$2,942,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
litai (LTL) per US dollar - 2.3251 (2008 est.), 2.5362 (2007), 2.7498 (2006), 2.774 (2005), 2.7806 (2004)
ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - NA (2007), 271.3 (2006), 267.04 (2005), 265.8 (2004), 263.03 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
5.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
5
0
Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara
Area
65,300 km sq
1,030,700 km sq
Coastline
90 km
754 km
Climate
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
