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Lithuania

Lithuania in brief:

Area 65,200 sq km
Capital Vilnius
Language Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%
Population 3,565,205 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate -0.284% (2008 est.)
Net migration rate -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Independence 11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by Soviet Union)
GDP per capita – $17,700 (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate 3.5% (2007 est.)
Population below poverty line 4% (2003)