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Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublika
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
62,680 sq km
water
2,620 sq km
total
65,300 sq km
Climate
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Terrain
lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Land use
other
18.8% (2023 est.)
forest
35.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
45.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 36.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.)
Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus
Coastline
90 km
Elevation
lowest point
Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point
Aukstojas 294 m
mean elevation
110 m
Irrigated land
61 sq km (2020)
Map references
Europe
Land boundaries
total
1,545 km
border countries
Belarus 640 km; Latvia 544 km; Poland 100 km; Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
Natural hazards
occasional floods, droughts
Geography - note
fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits
Natural resources
peat, arable land, amber
Area - comparative
slightly larger than West Virginia
Geographic coordinates
56 00 N, 24 00 E
Population distribution
fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port of Klaipeda
Major lakes (area sq km)
salt water lake(s)
Curonian Lagoon (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km