Geography
Lithuania
Area
land
62,680 sq km
water
2,620 sq km
total
65,300 sq km
Climate
transitional, situated between maritime and continental climates; characterized by wet, moderate winters and summers
Terrain
low-lying area featuring numerous small lakes and fertile soil
Land use
other
18.8% (2023 est.)
forest
35.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
45.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 36.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.)
Location
Located in Eastern Europe, adjacent to the Baltic Sea, positioned between Latvia and Russia, to the west of Belarus
Coastline
90 km
Elevation
lowest point
Baltic Sea 0 m
highest point
Aukstojas 294 m
mean elevation
110 m
Irrigated land
61 sq km (2020)
Map references
Europe
Land boundaries
total
1,545 km
border countries
Belarus 640 km; Latvia 544 km; Poland 100 km; Russia (Kaliningrad) 261 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
Natural hazards
occasional occurrences of floods and droughts
Geography - note
fertile central plains are interspersed with hilly uplands formed from ancient glacial deposits
Natural resources
peat, cultivable land, amber
Area - comparative
slightly larger in area than West Virginia
Geographic coordinates
56 00 N, 24 00 E
Population distribution
relatively uniform population distribution across the nation, although there are higher concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port city of Klaipeda
Major lakes (area sq km)
salt water lake(s)
Curonian Lagoon (shared with Russia) - 1,620 sq km