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	* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2\|M2]]): $8.731 billion (31 December 2009 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT" />		* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2\|M2]]): $8.731 billion (31 December 2009 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT" />

			===Notable events:===
			* [[Banking crisis]]: 1995-1996<ref name="Reinhart_crisis">Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. [http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8973.html "This Time is Different"], ''Princeton University Press'', ISBN 978-0-691-14216-6, p. 372. (The list does not claim to be complete.) Referenced 2011-07-20.</ref>

	===Statistics===		===Statistics===

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	\|Row 1 title = Capital		\|Row 1 title = Capital

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	\|Row 3 info = parliamentary democracy		\|Row 3 info = parliamentary democracy
	\|Row 4 title = Population		\|Row 4 title = Population
	\|Row 4 info = 3,555,179 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT">CIA - The World ~~Facebook~~. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_lh.html "Lithuania"], from The World ~~Facebook~~. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>		\|Row 4 info = 3,555,179 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT">CIA - The World Factbook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_lh.html "Lithuania"], from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
	\|Row 5 title = Population growth		\|Row 5 title = Population growth
	\|Row 5 info = -0.279% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT" />		\|Row 5 info = -0.279% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT" />
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	==~~External links~~==		==Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:Lithuania\|Lithuania]] on Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:Lithuania\|Lithuania]] on Wikipedia
	* [http://www.lbank.lt Central bank] of Lithuania		* [http://www.lbank.lt Central bank] of Lithuania

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	'''Lithuania'''n lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.<ref name="CIA_LT" />		'''Lithuania'''n lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both [[NATO]] and the [[EU]] in the spring of 2004.<ref name="CIA_LT" />

	==Economical characteristics==		==Economical characteristics==

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{{Infobox
|Box title = Country summary
|Row 1 title = Capital
|Row 1 info = Vilnius
|Row 2 title = Borders
|Row 2 info = [[Belarus]] 680 km, [[Latvia]] 576 km, [[Poland]] 91 km, [[Russia]] (Kaliningrad) 227 km
|Row 3 title = Government type
|Row 3 info = parliamentary democracy
|Row 4 title = Population
|Row 4 info = 3,555,179 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT">CIA - The World Facebook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_lh.html "Lithuania"], from The World Facebook. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|Row 5 title = Population growth
|Row 5 info = -0.279% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT" />
|Row 6 title = Life expectancy
|Row 6 info = 74.9 years<ref name="CIA_LT" />
|Row 7 title = Unemployment
|Row 7 info = 13.7% (2009 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT" />
|Row 8 title = [[Wikipedia:Index of Economic Freedom|Index of Economic Freedom]]
|Row 8 info = 29<ref name="Heritage_LT">Heritage Foundation. [http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Lithuania "Lithuania"], Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|Row 9 title = [[Wikipedia:Corruption Perceptions Index|Corruption Perceptions Index]]
|Row 9 info = 52<ref name="Transparency_LT">Transparency International. [http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table "Lithuania"], Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|Row 10 title = [[Wikipedia:Doing Business Report|Doing Business ranking]]
|Row 10 info = 26<ref name="Business_LT">Doing Business. [http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/ "Lithuania"], Doing Business 2010 (part of The World Bank Group). A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
}}

'''Lithuania'''n lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.<ref name="CIA_LT" />

==Economical characteristics==
* '''Currency''': Lithuanian litas (ISO code: LTL)
* Central bank '''[[Wikipedia:Discount rate|discount rate]]''': 1.75% (February 2010)<ref name="CIA_LT" />
* Commercial banks '''lending rate''': 3.27% (February 2010)<ref name="CIA_LT" />
* '''Stock of money''' ([[Money supply#M1|M1]]): $8.55 billion (January 2010)<ref name="CIA_LT" />
* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2|M2]]): $8.731 billion (31 December 2009 est.)<ref name="CIA_LT" />

===Statistics===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center"
| Statistic / Year
! 1999
! 2000
! 2001
! 2002
! 2003
! 2004
! 2005
! 2006
! 2007
! 2008
|-
! [[GDP]] (million USD)<ref name="WorldBank_GDP_LT">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/lt/indicators%5BNY.GDP.MKTP.CD%5D?date=1999:2009 "Lithuania: GDP"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
| 10 917
| 11 434
| 12 159
| 14 164
| 18 609
| 22 552
| 25 962
| 30 089
| 38 894
| 47 341
|-
! Govt. debt (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Debt_LT">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/lt/indicators%5BGC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Lithuania: government debt"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|
|
|
|
| 26.466
| 23.373
| 21.370
| 20.999
| 18.999
| 18.354
|-
! Govt. revenue (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Revenue_LT">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/lt/indicators%5BGC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Lithuania: government revenue"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|
| 25.937
| 25.371
| 27.939
| 27.528
| 27.756
| 28.530
| 28.704
| 28.843
| 28.726
|-
! Govt. expenses (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Expenses_LT">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/lt/indicators%5BGC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Lithuania: government expenses"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|
| 26.877
| 26.392
| 28.370
| 27.535
| 28.528
| 28.138
| 28.420
| 29.294
| 31.443
|-
! Debt to revenue (years)
|
|
|
|
| 0.961
| 0.842
| 0.749
| 0.732
| 0.659
| 0.639
|}

==References==
<small>Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.</small>
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==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Lithuania|Lithuania]] on Wikipedia
* [http://www.lbank.lt Central bank] of Lithuania
* [http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/documents/EnterpriseSurveys/Reports/Lithuania-2009.pdf Country profile] (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
* [http://countrystudies.us/lithuania/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1106095.stm country profile]
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