Lithuania Population: 3,607,899 (July 2004 est.) Capital: Vilnius [ Select Another Country ]

An Introduction to Lithuania
Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.

The Lithuanian Flag Three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red.

Rankings of The Most Populous Countries in the World.

1. China   2. India   3. United States   4. Indonesia   5. Brazil   6. Russia   7. Pakistan   8. Bangladesh   9. Japan 10. Nigeria

11. Mexico 12. Germany 13. Philippines 14. Vietnam 15. Egypt 16. Turkey 17. Iran 18. Ethiopia 19. Thailand 20. United Kingdom

21. France 22. Italy 23. Congo 24. Ukraine 25. South Korea 26. South Africa 27. Burma 28. Colombia 29. Spain 30. Poland

Some interesting facts and figures about Lithuania. Pop Growth Rate / Year:     • -0.33% Avg. Life Expectancy:     • 68.22 yrs - Male     • 79 yrs - Female Phone Lines:     • 824,200 (2003) Televisions:     • 1.7 million (1997) Radios:     • 1,900,000 (1997) Internet Code:     • .lt Did you know ... People from Lithuania are called Lithuanians