Lithuania Facts and Figures.

Lithuania Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Lithuania Vilnius 65,300 sq km 25,200 sq mi PEOPLE Population 3,565,205 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate -0.28 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 3,355,985 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 2,787,516 (2050 estimate) Population density 55 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 142 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 67 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 33 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Vilnius 553,038 (2004 estimate) Kaunas 368,917 (2004 estimate) Klaip? da 190,098 (2004 estimate) ?iauliai 131,184 (2004 estimate) P anev ? ?ys 117,606 (2004 estimate) Ethnic groups Lithuanian 80 percent Russian 8 percent Polish 8 percent Belarusian 2 percent Ukrainian 1 percent O ther 1 percent Languages Lithuanian (official), Russian, Polish, English Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 84 percent Orthodox Christian 3 percent Protestant 1 percent Nonreligious O ther 11 percent 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 74.7 years (2008 estimate) Female 79.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 69.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 253 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 115 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 99.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.6 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 6 percent (2002-2003) 9 years (2002-2003) 16 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Adopted 6 November 1992 13,510 (2004) 1.8 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $29.8 billion (2006) $8,768.90 (2006) 5.3 percent (2006) I ndustry 35.3 percent (2006) Services 59.4 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 1,627,108 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 14 percent (2005) I ndustry 29 percent (2005) Services 57 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 8.3 percent (2005) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $8,623 million (2006) Total expenditure $8,405 million (2006) Monetary unit 1 litas, consisting of 100 centai Major trade partners for exports United Kingdom, Latvia, Germany, Russia, and Poland Major trade partners for imports Russia, Germany, Poland, Italy, and United Kingdom ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 15.22 percent (2003 estimate) 1.73 percent (2003 estimate) 83.05 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) 516 (1999 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 235 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 437 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 204 (2003) 29 (2000) 421 (2004) 27 percent (2003) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.