Lithuania's Geography | Lithuania Geography

Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia

Geographic coordinates: 56 00 N, 24 00 E

Map references: Europe

Area: Total: 65,200 sq km land: NA sq km water: NA sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly larger than West Virginia

Land boundaries: Total: 1,273 km border countries: Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km

Coastline: 99 km

Maritime claims: Territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: Transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers

Terrain: Lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil

Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m highest point: Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m

Natural resources: Peat, arable land

Land use: Arable land: 45.22% permanent crops: 0.91% other: 53.87% (2001)

Irrigated land: 90 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards: NA

Environment - current issues: Contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases

Environment - international agreements: Party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

Geography - note: Fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits

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