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LithuaniaGeography
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Location: |
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
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Geographic coordinates: |
56 00 N, 24 00 E
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Map references: |
Europe
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Area: |
total: 65,200 sq km
land: NA sq km
water: NA sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than West Virginia
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1,273 km
border countries: Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km
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Coastline: |
99 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
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Climate: |
transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
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Terrain: |
lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point: Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m
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Natural resources: |
peat, arable land
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Land use: |
arable land: 45.22%
permanent crops: 0.91%
other: 53.87% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
90 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
NA
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Environment - current issues: |
contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
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Geography - note: |
fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits
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More about Lithuania:
Introduction
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 A: Page 1 of 6.
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