Short facts about the geography of Lithuania

Location:

Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia

Geographic coordinates:

56 00 N, 24 00 E

Map references:

Europe

Area:

total:  65,200 sq km land:  65,200 sq km water:  0 sq km

Area - comparative:

slightly larger than West Virginia

Land boundaries:

total:  1,273 km border countries:  Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km

Coastline:

99 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea:  12 NM

Climate:

transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers

Terrain:

lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil

Elevation extremes:

lowest point:  Baltic Sea 0 m highest point:  Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m

Natural resources:

peat, arable land

Land use:

arable land:  39% permanent crops:  9% permanent pastures:  6% forests and woodland:  31% other:  15% (2001 est.)

Irrigated land:

430 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards:

NA

Environment - current issues:

contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases

Environment - international agreements:

party to:  Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified:  Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Source: World Factbook