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          AREA ................................................
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          65.200 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          3.607.899 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          55,3 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Vilnius 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4%
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Litas (LTL)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          13107 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,599 (41th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Baltic Sea 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Juozapines Kalnas 294 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          11 March 1990 (independence declared from Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (Soviet Union recognizes Lithuania's independence)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .lt
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +370
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