Where is Lithuania?
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, bordered by Belarus, Latvia, Poland, and Russia.
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Crazy but True
On a hill in northern Lithuania stand more than 100,000 crosses, left there by pilgrims over two centuries. Soviet authorities bulldozed the entire hill three times, and each time people crept back at night and put the crosses up again. It is now a national symbol.
Lithuania facts
- Capital
- Vilnius
- Population
- 2,888,774 (2025)
- Area
- 65,300 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- Lithuanian
- Coordinates
- 56°, 24°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- LT · LTU
How Lithuania compares
- Lithuania is the 122nd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Sri Lanka and larger than Latvia.
- It is the 136th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 4 countries.
- Within Europe, it is the 23rd largest of 39 countries by area.