Location:
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus
Geographic coordinates:
56 00 N, 24 00 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total: 65,300 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 62,680 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water: 2,620 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
124
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than West Virginia
Area comparison map:
slightly larger than West Virginia
Land boundaries:
total: 1,549 km
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border countries (4):
Belarus 640 km, Latvia 544 km, Poland 104 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km
Coastline:
90 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12
nm
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Climate:
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
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Terrain:
lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Elevation:
mean elevation: 110 m
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lowest point:
Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point:
Aukstojas 294 m
Natural resources:
peat, arable land, amber
Land use:
agricultural land: 44.8%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 34.9%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 0.5%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent crops country ranks ]
permanent pasture: 9.4%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent pasture country ranks ]
forest: 34.6%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 20.6%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
Irrigated land:
44 sq km
(2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
Population distribution:
fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda
Natural hazards:
occasional floods, droughts
Environment - current issues:
water pollution; air pollution; deforestation; threatened animal and plant species; chemicals and waste materials released into the environment contaminate soil and groundwater; soil degradation and erosion
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits
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