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Key Demographic Features of Lithuania* Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and RussiaMap references: Europe People Population: 3,646,041 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 22% (male 400,823; female 384,592) 15-64 years: 66% (male 1,162,626; female 1,244,103) 65 years and over: 12% (male 154,862; female 299,035) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: -0.35% (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 17 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.03 years male: 62.15 years female: 74.21 years (1996 est.) Ethnic divisions: Religions: Roman Catholic, Lutheran, other Languages: Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989 est.) total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% Government Country Abbreviation: LH Type of government: republic Independence: 6 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) National holiday: Independence Day, 16 February (1918) Constitution: adopted 25 October 1992 Legal system: based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Economy Economic overview: GDP: purchasing power parity - $13.3 billion (1995 estimate as extrapolated from World Bank estimate for 1994) GDP real growth rate: 1% (1995 est.) GDP per capita: $3,400 (1995 est.) Unemployment rate: 6.1% (January 1996) Communications Telephones: 900,000 Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 26, shortwave 1, longwave 1 Radios: 1.42 million (1993 est.) Television broadcast stations: 3 Televisions: 1.77 million (1993 est.) *Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook contains many additional demographic variables that may be of interest to persons who wish to examine a particular country in more depth. To access the World Factbook, Click Here. (This link will open a new window) |
