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Also Known As Lietuvos Respublika • Republic of Lithuania
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Ingrida Šimonytė
Capital Vilnius
Population (2025 est.) 2,925,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.937 euro
Head Of State President: Gitanas Nausėda
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Seimas, or Parliament [141])
Official Language Lithuanian
Official Religion none
Official Name Lietuvos Respublika (Republic of Lithuania)
Total Area (Sq Km) 65,286
Total Area (Sq Mi) 25,207
Monetary Unit euro (€)1
Population Rank (2025) 139
Population Projection 2030 2,409,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 116
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 44.8
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 68.7% • Rural: (2024) 31.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 70.9 years • Female: (2022) 79.6 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 72,021
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 25,080
1The euro (€) replaced the lita (LTL) on January 1, 2015, at an exchange rate of 1 = LTL 3.45280.

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