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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: 3,423,403 (2012E—UN); 3,515,858 (2013E—U.S.Census).
Major Urban Centers (2010E): VILNIUS (557,126), Kaunas (342,768), Klaipėda (180,282), Šiauliai (123,126), Panevėžys (110,494).
Official Language: Lithuanian.
Monetary Unit: Litas (official rate November 1, 2013: 2.56 litai = $1US). The litas was pegged to the euro as of February 2, 2002. Lithuania joined the European Union in 2004, although the target date for adopting the ...