Lithuania

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Lithuania is part of:
Baltic States · Europe & CIS · Northern Europe ·
Water Basins of Lithuania:
Barta · Daugava-Zapadnaya Dvina · Neman · Venta ·

Facts & Figures

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Capital

Vilnius

Neighbouring Countries

Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia

Total Area

65,300 km²

- Water

n/a km² (n/a%) / n/a m²/ha

- Land

n/a km²

Coastline

90 km

Population

3,369,600 (52 inhab./km²)

HDI^A

0.869 (2007)

Gini Coefficient^A

36 (1995)

Nominal GDP^B

$48,750 million

GDP (PPP) Per Capita^B

$18,400

National UN Presence

FAO, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, WB, UNESCO

Land Use^C

- Cultivated Land

29,849 km² (45.71%)

- Arable

29,261 km² (44.81%)

- Permanent Crops

588 km² (0.9%)

- Irrigated

70 km²

- Non cultivated

118,955 km² (54.29%)

Average Annual Rainfall^D

656 mm

Renewable Water Resources^E

24.5 km³

Water Withdrawals^F	0.27 km³/yr
- For Agricultural Use	7%
- For Domestic Use	78%
- For Industrial Use	15%
- Per Capita	77 m³

Population with safe access to
- Improved Water Source	n/a
- Urban population	n/a
- Rural population	n/a
- Improved Sanitation	n/a
- Urban population	n/a
- Rural population	n/a

References & Remarks

^A UNDP Human Development Report

^B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia

^C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles

^D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture

^E CIA World Factbook

^F Earthtrends

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1 News
2 Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context
3 Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources
4 Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment
5 Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination
6 Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation
7 Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities
8 Articles
9 Projects and Case Studies
10 Publications
11 Who is Who
12 References
13 See also
14 External Resources

News

Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context

Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources

There are over 3,000 natural lakes in Lithuania; 25 of them are more than 10 square kilometres. Within the country, there are 722 rivers over 10 kilometres long and 21 of them are more than 100 kilometres long. Rivers and lakes have long been used as waterways, although, with the exception of the Nemunas River in the south of the country, they are not very suitable for navigation.

In recent years, many farmers have not been able to afford fertilizers and pesticides. This has led to a significant decrease in their use and their leaching from the soil surface, resulting in a reduction in groundwater pollution.

Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment

Lithuania has not signed any agreements or treaties on sharing international rivers with its neighbours. An agreement has been signed with Belarus on the exchange of information in the event of accidental pollution in the transboundary rivers. An agreement has been signed with Poland on the monitoring and protection of the transboundary Sesupe River and Lake Galadusis.