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Home › European Union › Member States › Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania
Official name Republic of Lithuania
Capital city Vilnius
Official language Lithuanian
Currency Litas
National Day 16 February
11 March
Population 3,555,179
Size 65,300 km²
National anthem Tautiska Giesme

National

Political system Parliamentary republic
Head of state President Dalia Grybauskaitė
Head of government Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius
Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis
Most recent elections Presidential elections: 2009
Parliamentary elections: 2008
Length of mandate President: 5 years
Parliament: 4 years

European Union

Date of accession 1 May 2004
European Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta
Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud
European Parliament 12 members
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