Capital: Vilnius
Population: 3,565,205
Languages: Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4%
Religion: Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5%
Life Expectancy: 74.67 years
GDP per-capita: $17,700
Of Interest: Lithuania is the largest and most populous of the Baltic states, situated on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea; slightly larger than the state of West Virginia; recently held the highest suicide rate in the world.
Location: Northeastern Europe between Belarus and the Baltic Sea.