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| LITHUANIA : Country
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| Vital Statistics |
| Full Country Name |
Republic of Lithuania |
| Capital |
Vilnius |
| National Day |
Independence Day, 16 February |
| Area |
65,200 sq km |
| Population |
3,596,617 (July 2005 est.) |
| Language |
Lithuanian (official), Russian, Polish, other
and unspecified |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Protestant,
other or
unspecified
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| Currency |
litas (LTL) |
| GDP with Growth Rate |
6.6% (2004 est.) |
| GDP per capita |
$12,500 (2004 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
1.1% (2004 est.) |
| Major Industries |
metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors,
television sets,
refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding
(small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing,
fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment,
electronic components, computers, amber |
| Major Trading partners |
Switzerland, Latvia, Germany, Russia, France,
US, UK,
Estonia, Denmark, Poland, Italy |
| Trade Information |
a) Major Export Products
mineral products, textiles and clothing, machinery and
equipment, chemicals, wood and wood products, foodstuffs
b) Major Import Products
mineral products, machinery and equipment, transport
equipment, chemicals, textiles and clothing, metals |
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