| Republic of Lithuania Lietuvos Respublika |
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Anthem: Tautiška giesmė
The National Hymn
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Capital
(and largest city) | Vilnius
54°41′N25°19′E / 54.683°N 25.317°E / 54.683; 25.317 |
| Official language(s) | Lithuanian |
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| Ethnic groups (2012) | 83.7% Lithuanians,
6.6% Poles,
5.3% Russians,
1.3% Belarusians,
3.1% others and unspecified[1] |
| Demonym | Lithuanian |
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| Government | Parliamentary republic[2] |
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| - | President | Dalia Grybauskaitė |
| - | Prime Minister | Andrius Kubilius |
| - | Seimas Speaker | Irena Degutienė |
| Legislature | Seimas |
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| Independence | from Russia and Germany (1918) |
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| - | First mention of Lithuania | 9 March 1009 |
| - | Coronation of Mindaugas | 6 July 1253 |
| - | Personal union with Poland | 2 February 1386 |
| - | Creation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | 1569 |
| - | Partitions of the Commonwealth | 1795 |
| - | Independence declared | 16 February 1918 |
| - | 1st and 2nd Soviet occupations | 15 June 1940 and again 1944 |
| - | Nazi German occupation | 22 June 1941 |
| - | Independence restored | 11 March 1990 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 65,300 km2 (123rd)
25,174 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 1.35% |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 3,185,883[3] (133rd) |
| - | 2002 census | 3,483,972 |
| - | Density | 50.3/km2 (120th)
141.2/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
| - | Total | $63.653 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $19,600[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
| - | Total | $42.438 billion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $13,068[4] |
| Gini (2008) | 37.6 (medium) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.810[5] (very high) (40th) |
| Currency | Lithuanian litas (Lt) (LTL) |
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| Time zone | EET(UTC+2) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Date formats | yyyy-mm-dd (CE) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | LT |
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| Internet TLD | .lt1 |
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| Calling code | 370 |
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| 1 | Also .eu, shared with other European Union member states. |
![Location of Lithuania (dark green)– in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Lithuania.svg)
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