The Republic of Lithuania is one of the B altic states that gained independence from the Soviet Union on September 6, 1991. The capital of Lithuania is the city of Vilnius. The official state language is Lithuanian. Population 2.8 million.
Territory and State System
The total area of the territory occupied by the Republic of Lithuania is about 65.3 thousand square meters. kilometers, making it the largest of the three states located in the B altic region.
The country is a presidential-parliamentary republic, the leading role in which belongs to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. The president is elected for a five-year term. At the moment, the head of state is Dalia Grybauskaite.
In 2008, the law of the Republic of Lithuania equated the symbols of fascism and the Soviet Union, making them equally illegal. In general, there is an active propaganda of anti-Soviet and anti-Russian sentiment in the country. Most of the Russian-speaking residents of the country have a specially created category of "non-citizens" of Lithuania.
Economy and population
Despite the almost complete absence of any natural resources and resources in the country, the LithuanianThe republic managed to restore its economy after the collapse of the USSR and switch to a capitalist type of farming.
In many ways, the success of the transition and recovery of the Lithuanian economy depended on foreign investment, assistance and subsidies, primarily from the European Union. Today, the country has a developed processing industry and services. In general, the economic situation is good, although the country has the lowest level of income among the B altic countries. On the positive side, annual inflation is low (just over 1%).
Today, about 2.8 million people live in the country. The republic has big demographic problems, as the country's population is steadily and steadily declining. A few years ago, more than 3 million people lived in Lithuania. And the Lithuanian Soviet Republic had more than three and a half million inhabitants.
The largest city in the country is the capital city of Vilnius, with over 500,000 inhabitants. Then come Kaunas (about 400 thousand inhabitants) and Klaipeda, where less than 200,000 people live.
Approximately 85% of the total population of the country are ethnic Lithuanians. Then come the Poles, Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and Jews.
Conclusion
Despite significant demographic problems, the lack of a raw material base for industrial development and a small territory, the Republic of Lithuania managed to create a very stable and successful market economy, become a full member of the European Union and rebuild its monetarysystem, making the euro the national currency.
Today, Lithuania is one of the most prosperous countries that were once part of the USSR, as well as an active member of the pan-European trade market. It has a rich history, which often came into contact with the Russian one, and in a certain historical period, Lithuania was part of the first Russian Empire, and then was one of the republics of the USSR.
