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
water: NA sq km
land: NA 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: 45%
permanent crops: 1%
other: 54% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land 90 sq km (1998 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, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Geography - note fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits

NOTE: The information regarding Lithuania on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lithuania Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lithuania Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.