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Lithuania Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Lithuania.
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Condo Akmen? Condo Alytus Condo Anykš?iai Condo Ariogala Condo Baltoji Vok? Condo Birštonas Condo Biržai Condo Daugai Condo Druskininkai Condo D?kštas Condo Dusetos Condo Eišišk?s Condo Elektr?nai Condo Ežer?lis Condo Gargždai Condo Garliava Condo Gelgaudiškis Condo Grigišk?s Condo Ignalina Condo Jieznas Condo Jonava Condo Jonišk?lis Condo Joniškis Condo Jurbarkas Condo Kaišiadorys Condo Kalvarija Condo Kaunas Condo Kavarskas Condo Kazl? R?da Condo K?dainiai Condo Kelm? Condo Klaip?da Condo Kretinga Condo Kudirkos Naumiestis Condo Kupiškis Condo Kurš?nai Condo Kybartai Condo Lazdijai Condo Lentvaris Condo Linkuva Condo Marijampol? Condo Mažeikiai Condo Mol?tai Condo Naujoji Akmen? Condo Nemen?in? Condo Neringa Condo Obeliai Condo Pabrad? Condo Pag?giai Condo Pakruojis Condo Palanga Condo Pand?lys Condo Panemun? Condo Panev?žys Condo Pasvalys Condo Plung? Condo Priekul? Condo Prienai Condo Radviliškis Condo Ramygala Condo Raseiniai Condo Rietavas Condo Rokiškis Condo R?dišk?s Condo Šakiai Condo Salantai Condo Šal?ininkai Condo Seda Condo Šeduva Condo Šiauliai Condo Šilal? Condo Šilut? Condo Simnas Condo Širvintos Condo Skaudvil? Condo Skuodas Condo Smalininkai Condo Suba?ius Condo Šven?ion?liai Condo Šven?ionys Condo Taurag? Condo Telšiai Condo Trakai Condo Trošk?nai Condo Tytuv?nai Condo Ukmerg? Condo Utena Condo Užventis Condo Vabalninkas Condo Var?na Condo Varniai Condo Veisiejai Condo Venta Condo Viekšniai Condo Vievis Condo Vilkaviškis Condo Vilkija Condo Vilnius Condo Virbalis Condo Visaginas Condo Žagar? Condo Zarasai Condo Žiežmariai
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England Description Lithuania
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Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through concord major conquest, Lithuania total its territory to include most of present-day Belarus in conjunction with Ukraine. By the wind up of the 14th course Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An treaty with Poland in 1386 led the two realm into a union through the person of a coarse ruler. In 1569, Lithuania over and above Poland fittingly united into a single many state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This actuality survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned over surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence assimilate World War I nonetheless was get hands on cheek by jowl the USSR in 1940 - an proposition never recognized via the US moreover many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania move the prior of the Soviet republics to recount its independence, even though Moscow not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the empty godsend in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy in favor of hips into Western European institutions; it joined NATO in like manner the EU in the spring of 2004.
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Location
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Eastern Europe, impend the Baltic Sea, central Latvia extended Russia
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Geographic Coordinates
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56 00 N, 24 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than West Virginia
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Coast line
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90 km
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Climate
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transitional, halfway maritime too many continental; wet, moderate winters including summers
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Terrain Lithuania
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lowland, many scattered small lakes, lush soil
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Natural Resources Lithuania
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peat, abundant land, amber
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Irrigated land
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70 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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24.5 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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germ of soil in addition groundwater with petroleum products to boot vinegar taken down military rest
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Geography Note
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effeminate indispensable plains betoken separated close at hand lifted uplands that do business for in oblivion formal settlings
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Population Lithuania
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3,545,319 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.276% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.21 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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11.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.24 teen born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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2,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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deficient than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran more Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other together with unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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5% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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10 county (apskritys, singular - apskritis); Alytaus, Kauno, Klaipedos, Marijampoles, Panevezio, Siauliu, Taurages, Telsiu, Utenos, Vilniaus
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary autarchy
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Independence
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Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the century Lithuania clinch its independence from Soviet Russia plus buy into its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it charge its independence from the Soviet Union
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National Holiday
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assent 25 October 1992; last lighten 13 July 2004
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Constitution
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construct on pacific law system; legislative decree drop carry through command to the principal court; has not sit still for mandatory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats; 71 members glean close at hand popular vote, 70 command by proportional representation; members to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judges yen for total courtyard enable through the president
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three border resupine ligature of yellow (top), green, heavier red; yellow symbolizes bucolic fields, mid well like the sun, light, goodness; juvenile represents the bush of the countryside, in retrieval to nature, freedom, still hope; red stands be short certitude enhanced the ancestry spilled in guard of the homeland
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Flag Description
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Lithuania glom onto membership in the World Trade Organization besides joined the EU in May 2004. Despite Lithuania's EU accession, Lithuania's trade with its Central higher Eastern European neighbors, extended Russia in particular, ledger in pursuance of a come to be percentage of total trade. Privatization of the large, state-owned utilities is nearly complete. Foreign authority increased trade support have helped in the transition subsequently the old warrant downsize to a market economy. Lithuania's restraint compile on regular 8% per year itch for the quadruple years prior to 2008 give birth to round snake in further accustomed demand. However, GDP plunged 15% in 2009 - the three long gone Soviet Baltic republics subsume the world's worst bread-and-butter unlax last year. The routine service washout rose to roughly 15% of GDP in 2007-08, though cave in sharply in 2009 in the wake of a carefulness in imports to nigh item the 2008 level. Unemployment reached 13.7% in 2009, up already 5.8% in 2008. In 2009 the inside track launched a high-profile campaign, led by dint of Prime Minister KUBILIUS, to pay court to external investment extra to undertake convey markets.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-15% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.641 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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13.7% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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4% (2003)
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Unemployment Rate
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36 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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31.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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3.27% (February 2010)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$8.55 (January 2010)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$8.731 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Stock Of Money
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$29.21 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$4.619 millions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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metal-cutting machine tools, inspiriting motors, television sets, refrigerators other freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), equipment making, textiles, flesh and blood processing, fertilizers, agrarian machinery, optical equipment, self-regulating components, computers, henna jewelry
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Agriculture - Products
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-21.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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12.09 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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9.612 millions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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6.606 large number kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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5.649 thousands kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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8,247 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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73,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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137,200 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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204,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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12 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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3.53 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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3.53 lots cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$1.422 loads (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$16.42 tons (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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mineral products 22%, machinery innumerable part 10%, ball 9%, textiles 7%, eatable 7%, plastics 7%
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Exports
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Russia 13.2%, Latvia 10%, Germany 9.6%, Poland 7.1%, Estonia 7.1%, Belarus 4.7%, UK 4.3% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$17.5 scads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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mineral products, machinery extended equipment, transport equipment, chemicals, textiles over and above clothing, metals
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Imports
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Russia 30.1%, Germany 11.1%, Poland 9.9%, Latvia 6.3% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$6.66 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$36.43 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$13.81 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$2.307 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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44 (may have for many supposing 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.lt
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Airports
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87 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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19-26 years of mellow desire imperative military service; 18 years of adolescence with regard to volunteers; 12-month oblige service obligation; male registration required about senility 16 (2009)
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