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Lithuania

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Capital:	Vilnius
Area size (Land only):	64800 sq. km Slightly smaller than Ireland
Time zone:	Standard Rime GMT +2, Summer Time GMT +3
Currency:	Litas
Area code:	(+) 370
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Transitional between maritime and continental

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Lithuanian is the official language; Russian and Polish are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	3.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	3.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	3.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	3.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	3.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	3.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	3.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	3.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	3.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
2.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Ethnic Lithuanians 83 percent, Russians 8 percent and Poles 7 percent. Other minorities include Belarusians, Ukrainians and Jews.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Nearly 80 percent of Lithuanians are Roman Catholics, with Protestant and Russian Orthodox minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	66.4 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	66.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	66.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	66.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	66.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	66.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	66.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	67.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1921
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
90 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	16.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	17.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	18 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	19 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	19.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	19.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	72.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	66.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	66.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	66.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	67.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	67.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	66.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	78.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	77.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	77.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	77.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	7 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	7 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	7 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	8 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	17 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	8 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	9 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	8 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	11 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	9 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2002	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	11 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	13 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	43	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	41	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	39	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	41	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	45	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	49	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water
No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation
No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	236 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	238 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	234 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	235 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	239 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	239 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	270 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	331 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	339 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1512 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1464 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1392 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	1274 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	888 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	609 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	475 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	292 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	150 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	527 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	490 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	420 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	340 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	290 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	240 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	180 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	64 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	58 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	51 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	46 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	44	Transparency International
2004	44 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	41 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	36 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	38 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	43 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	<2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	9770 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	8340 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	7250 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	5860 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	4590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	3760 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	3410 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	3020 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	38.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	29.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	25.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	22.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	18.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	14.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	12.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	11.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	7.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	7.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	7.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	10.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	6.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	6.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	8.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	6.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	5.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	-0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	0.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	-0.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
27.7 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	397 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	397 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	403 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	394 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	68 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	66 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	63 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	65 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	68 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	73 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	73 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	77 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2008	490	UNHCR
2007	466	UNHCR
2006	942	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	1448	UNHCR
2004	1482	UNHCR
2003	1541	UNHCR
2002	1371	UNHCR
2001	216	UNHCR
2000	163	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	751	UNHCR
2007	688	UNHCR
2006	531	UNHCR
2005	531	UNHCR
2004	403	UNHCR
2003	403	UNHCR
2002	368	UNHCR
2001	287	UNHCR
2000	55	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1999 )
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	5.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	5.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	5.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	No data available percent
1998-2000	6.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	4.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	5.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	4.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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