Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania · Northern Europe
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, with Vilnius as its capital, home to about 2,888,774 people. Lithuania shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Vilnius |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +370 |
| ISO codes | LT / LTU / 440 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇱🇹 |
| Population | 2,888,774 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 65,300 km² |
| Languages | Lithuanian |
| Internet domain | .lt |
| Demonym | Lithuanian |
Bordering countries
About Lithuania
Lithuania, officially Republic of Lithuania, is a United Nations member state in Northern Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Vilnius. It shares land borders with 4 countries. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Lithuania for Vilnius’s own facts and history.
To call Lithuania from abroad, dial the country code +370. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes LT (alpha-2) and LTU (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 2,888,774.
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How Lithuania compares
- Area: 65,300 km², ranking 121 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 2,888,774, ranking 136 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 44 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Lithuania
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, orange, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.