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    Introduction


    Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently has restructured its economy for eventual integration into Western European institutions. It will accede to the EU in May 2004 and to NATO in the summer of 2004.


    Location


    Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia


    Geographic coordinates


    56 00 N, 24 00 E


    Area


    total: 65,200 sq km water: NA sq km land: NA sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly larger than West Virginia


    Land boundaries


    total: 1,273 km border countries: Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km


    Coastline


    99 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM


    Climate


    transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers


    Terrain


    lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m highest point: Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m


    Natural resources


    peat, arable land


    Land use


    arable land: 45.46% permanent crops: 0.93% other: 53.61% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    90 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    NA


    Environment - current issues


    contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants


    Geography - note


    fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits


    Population


    3,607,899 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Vilnius


    Phone Code


    +370


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