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Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublika
Political Status: Independence from Russia declared February 16, 1918; absorption of independent state by the Soviet Union on August 3, 1940, repudiated on March 11, 1990, by the Lithuanian Supreme Council; independence recognized by the USSR State Council on September 6, 1991; current constitution approved by referendum of October 25, 1992.
Area: 25, 174 sq. mi. (65, 200 sq. km.).
Population: 3, 483, 972 (2001C); 3, 319, 000 (2010E). Substantial emigration occurred in the 1990s, as evidenced by a 1989 census count of 3, 674, 802, which continued after the 2001 tally.
Major Urban Centers (2005E): VILNIUS (541, 000), Kaunas (364, 000), Klaipėda (188, 000), Šiauliai (130, 000), Panevėžys (116, 000).
Official Language: Lithuanian.
Monetary Unit: Litas (official rate November 1, 2010: 2.48 litai = $1US). The ...