Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Map references: Europe
Geographic position: Most Northerly point-560 27' Lat N.
Most Southerly point-530 54' Lat N.
Most Wesaterly point-200 56' Long E.
Most Easaterly point-260 51' Long E.
Area: total area: 65,300 km2 land area: 65,300 km2 comparative area: slightly larger than West Virginia
Frontiers: without territorial sea 1702 km, with territorial sea 1731,
Land1 including Kursiu Lagoon 1612
Belarus 660 km, Latvia 576 km, Poland 103 km, (Kaliningrad reg.) 273 km.
Coast line: Length of the Baltic Sea shore 90
Length of the Lithuanian-Latvian territorial sea limit 222 Length of the Lithuanian-Russian territorial sea limit 222 Length of the Lithuanian territorial sea outer limit 75
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: dispute with Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) over the position of the Nemunas
(Nemen) River border presently located on the Lithuanian bank and not in
midriver as by international standards
There are 2830 lakes larger than 0.5 ha in Lithuania. Total area - 880 km2.
Climate: maritime; wet, moderate winters and summers
Terrain: lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Natural resources: peat
Land use: arable land: 49.1%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 22.2%
forest and woodland: 16.3%
other: 12.4%
Irrigated land: 430 sq km (1990)
Environment: current issues: contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals
at military bases
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands; signed,
but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change
1 Information on land border isnt final because the demarcation of the State Border isnt completed yet.
2 22 km=12 nautical miles
3 Lake Vistytis could be the 4th but very small part of it is situated on the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.
Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
