The Republic of Lithuania is situated on the east Baltic coast. It is bordered by Belarus to the east, Latvia to the north, and Poland and the Russian Federation’s Kalingrad enclave to the south. The population is approximately 3.7 million and the surface area is 65,300 km2. The capital, Vilnius, has a population of 580,000 and 68% of the population live in urban areas. Lithuanians account for 80.7% of the population. Lithuanian is the official language, although Russian is widely spoken. The population is mostly Roman Catholic. About 8.7% of the population are Russian, 7% are Polish and 1.6% are Belarusian.1
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The Republic of Lithuania is situated on the east Baltic coast. It is bordered by Belarus to the east, Latvia to the north, and Poland and the Russian Federation’s Kalingrad enclave to the south. The population is approximately 3.7 million and the surface area is 65,300 km2. The capital, Vilnius, has a population of 580,000 and 68% of the population live in urban areas. Lithuanians account for 80.7% of the population. Lithuanian is the official language, although Russian is widely spoken. The population is mostly Roman Catholic. About 8.7% of the population are Russian, 7% are Polish and 1.6% are Belarusian.