Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
President : Dalia Grybauskaite
Population
194,320
3,525,761
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
75.550 years
Capital City
Vilnius
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Vilnius (population: 542,366)
Human Development Index
0.76
0.869
GDP per capita
$19,100 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
99.6%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
4.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
17.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
15.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by Soviet Union)
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
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
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
Exports
mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)
External Debt
$31,030,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
litai (LTL) per US dollar - 2.3251 (2008 est.), 2.5362 (2007), 2.7498 (2006), 2.774 (2005), 2.7806 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Area
2,831 km sq
65,300 km sq
Coastline
403 km
90 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
