Water pollution results from uncontrolled dumping by industries and the lack of adequate sewage treatment facilities. In the 1990s, 42% of the nation's treatment facilities were inoperative.

GDP -47.71 billion (2017)
GNP-87 billion (est. 2017)

Exports - $29.12 billion (2017 est.)

$24.23 billion (2016 est.)
Refined fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles, foodstuffs, plastics

Imports - $31.56 billion (2017 est.)

$26.21 billion (2016 est.)
Trade argreements-WTO,EU,

Iron ore and Granite and  peat, arable land, amber.

Curonian is rightfully the most famous one. This UNESCO-inscribed 98 km long narrow Baltic Sea peninsula, now spanned by two countries (Lithuania and Russia), is unique both naturally and culturally. The powerful dunes that used to bury entire fishermen villages were tamed by planting pine forests. Much of the both worlds remain, with endless possibilities for hiking, swimming, sailing and cycling as well as meeting some wild animals that roam the forests.

*Vilnius
*Kaunas
*Klaipėda
*Šiauliai

1989-71.43 years
2018-75 years

Statistics show that during the period from 2004 to 2016 immigration flow to Lithuania consisted mainly of returning Lithuanians (about 80 percent) and 20 percent was foreigners from other EU and non-EU countries. In 2017, this trend changed: both returning Lithuanians citizens and foreigners amounted to 50 percent.

Poverty Rate
 Since 2010, the Lithuania poverty rate has stagnated around 1.5 percent by international standards, fluctuating marginally each year. As a high income country, it is not surprising that the poverty rate is relatively low.

Literacy Rate
99.8 %

Lithuania - Adult (15+) literacy rate. In 2015, adultliteracy rate for Lithuania was 99.8 %. Adult literacy rate of Lithuania increased from 98.4 % in 1989 to 99.8 % in 2015 growing at an average annual rate of 0.47 %.