Lithuania is a cozy country in the Baltic region with Lithuanian as the official language and the capital in Vilnius.

Lithuania is divided into 10 counties named after their capitals: Alytus, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Marijampolė, Panevezys, Šiauliai, Taurage, Telšiai, Utena and Vilnius. These counties are in turn divided into 60 municipalities.

Population: As of the beginning of 2024, the population of Lithuania is 2.888 million.

Population of the largest cities in Lithuania

Vilnius: 602,433 residents

Kaunas: 304,198 residents

Klaipeda: 159,396 residents

Šiauliai: 110,461 residents

Panevezys: 86,599 residents

Lithuania borders Latvia, Belarus, Poland and the Russian Federation (Kaliningrad Oblast). The total length of the borders is 1,732 km, including a 90.66 km coastline along the Baltic Sea. The borders with Belarus and Russia are also the external borders of the EU.

Lithuanian, one of the oldest living Indo-European languages, is the official language of Lithuania. As of 2021, 76.5% of Lithuanians speak one or more foreign languages. The most widely spoken language is Russian (60.6%), followed by English (31.1%). In addition, more and more young people are learning French, German and Spanish.

Time zone: UTC +2

Currency: Euro (€)

Membership in international organizations: European Union, NATO, Schengen area, OECD