Area comparison map:

slightly larger than West Virginia

Land boundaries:
total: 1,549 km
[see also: Land boundaries - total country ranks ]
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
[see also: Maritime claims - territorial sea country ranks ]

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.)
[see also: Land use - agricultural land country ranks ]
arable land: 34.9% (2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 0.5% (2011 est.)
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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